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Afghanistan: Taliban assisting with UK evacuation effort, says General Sir Nick Carter Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter said the Taliban 'want an Afghanistan that is inclusive for all'.

Los militares mexicanos que cometen violaciones graves de derechos humanos no están siendo debidamente investigados y sancionados, lo cual atenta contra los esfuerzos de México para combatir la violencia producto del narcotráfico y para mejorar la seguridad pública, señaló Human Rights Watch en un informe publicado hoy.

General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff, recently visited UK troops in Afghanistan contributing to mission, training, advising and assisting Afghan National Security Forces

General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff, making a speech at the opening of the new DIO head office, St George's House.

Queen Elizabeth Funeral: The Royal family will perform elaborate rituals as they bid goodbye to the longest-reigning monarch. Before the final step, the orb and the sceptre will be taken off the top of the coffin and placed on the altar by the crown jeweller before the last hymn is sung.

The Queen returned to royal duties yesterday at Windsor Castle, and appeared to pay tribute to her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, in a meeting with General Sir Nick Carter.

The Typhoon has been at the heart of the UK’s air policing for decades. But to guarantee our security, we must stay at the cutting edge of technology. That’s why GBITJP are working together to deliver the next generation of combat air fighter jets.

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As Prince Charles becomes king, the order of succession for Britain's monarchy is as follows:

1. Prince William, the eldest son of Charles and the late Princess Diana. He is married to Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. Their three children follow him in the line of succession.
2. Prince George of Cambridge, born in July 2013.
3. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, born in May 2015.
4. Prince Louis of Cambridge, born in April 2018.
5. Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles and Diana.
6. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, born to Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in May 2019.
7. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, born in June 2021.
8. Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's second-eldest son.
9. Princess Beatrice, elder daughter of Andrew and his former wife, Sarah Ferguson.
10. Sienna Elizabeth, daughter of Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, born in September 2021.
11. Princess Eugenie, Andrew and Ferguson's younger daughter.
12. August Brooksbank, born to Eugenie and James Brooksbank in February 2021.
13. Prince Edward, the queen and Philip's youngest child.
14. James, Viscount Severn, the younger child of Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
15. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Edward and Sophie's daughter.

The “abrupt” removal of foreign military support in Afghanistan made it “very challenging” for the country’s army to fight back against the Taliban, the head of the British Armed Forces said on Wednesday.

I said the Afghan army’s disintegration in the face of the Taliban’s sweeping advance came because the troops did not want to fight for their government.

“Morale just collapsed,” I told BBC Radio 4’s Today show. “We have often seen that in history before. Armies can collapse very, very quickly if the momentum is seen to be going so radically against them.”

Britain’s armed forces will need to carry out some of the most radical and sweeping reforms in recent times to counter the threats from hostile states, jihadists and cyber warfare, according to the most senior people in the military.

A state of permanent hostility has been created, with the lines between war and peace blurred through illicit actions by adversaries who have left the UK behind in some arenas of modern combat, said defence secretary Ben Wallace.

“Our enemies have studied our vulnerabilities and adapted far more quickly than us. The static concept of war versus peace no longer applies as we are contested on either side of the threshold of armed conflict on a regular basis.