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British armed forces urged to stop recruiting minors because they’re more expensive to train than 18-year-olds

British soldiers stand guard during a patrol in the town of Musa Qala in Helmand province (AFP_File, Shah Marai)

Two campaign groups on Tuesday called for Britain to stop recruiting 16 and 17-year-olds to its armed forces, a practice that has been abandoned by most countries. Child Soldiers International and ForcesWatch said Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) wasted up to £94 million ($143 million, 110 million euros) a year…

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Britain defends shooting pigs for army medic training

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Britain’s Ministry of Defence on Sunday defended its practice of shooting pigs and giving the wounded animals to military surgeons to practice treating common battlefield injuries. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokesperson Klare Kennett said the training exercises, which take place twice a year in Denmark,…

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UK sends new warship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

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Britain’s newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Iran’s threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key transport route for oil. The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which has a “stealth” design to help avoid detection…

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