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UK defense minister chokes up while saying 'some people won't get back' from Afghanistan
UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace choked up while speaking about the situation in Afghanistan in an i…
Kelly McLaughlin
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The UK says it will give Afghans it can't evacuate advice on 'how they can look after themselves' under Taliban rule
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace acknowledged that the end of UK evacuations means some people won'…
Sinéad Baker
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Putin is 'a man in a cage that he built himself,' British defense secretary says
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Western allies will boost their military support to Ukraine, sen…
John Haltiwanger
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Russia's presence in Ukraine could become 'cancerous growth,' says UK defence secretary
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, said Putin would look to consolidate his position and may becom…
Catherine Neilan
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Russia 'failed to deliver' its day-one aims for Ukraine invasion, UK defense secretary says
Russia is "behind its hoped-for timetable" and lost 450 of its troops on Thursday, UK Defence Secre…
Bill Bostock
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UK defence secretary mocks Russia's 'manicured' generals as he takes aim at Victory Day parade during Ukraine war
Ben Wallace, the UK's defence secretary, said in a speech Monday that Russia's military pomp insult…
Catherine Neilan
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The Taliban could shut Kabul airport if Biden extends the troop withdrawal past August 31, UK defense secretary warns
Ben Wallace said the "consequences" that the Taliban threatened if the deadline was extended could …
Sinéad Baker
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UK threatens to tax 'ruthless profiteers' Facebook and Google if they don't do more to combat extremism
The Sunday Times suggested that the most likely way for the government to get any extra money from …
Kieran Corcoran
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A Russian fighter jet fired a missile while shadowing a Royal Air Force recon plane on patrol over the Black Sea, UK says
Moscow said it was a technical problem, but the Russian military has engaged in provocative actions…
Jake Epstein
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Downed Russian fighter jets are being found with basic GPS 'taped to the dashboards,' UK defense minister says
As the invasion of Ukraine drags on, evidence is emerging that much of Russia's military equipment …
Bill Bostock
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The UK is abandoning its alliance with Trump as the United States 'withdraws from its leadership around the world'
"President Trump, the national security adviser. The defence secretary said it personally to me dir…
Adam Bienkov
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Russia will run out of arms before Ukraine does because it has isolated itself so much, UK defence secretary says
Russia is isolated and will struggle to re-supply its army because its supply chain is broken, Defe…
Mia Jankowicz
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The UK may destroy or abandon some of its military equipment to make more space for evacuees, defense minister says
Ben Wallace said the UK is wrapping up its evacuations from Afghanistan on Friday, which means some…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia doesn't have 'the moral component' needed to win Ukraine conflict, UK defense secretary says
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia was the "overwhelming force" in Ukraine but lacked the…
Henry Dyer
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Ted Cruz interview turns testy after Fox News' Chris Wallace asks him about allegations of 'dirty tricks'
Cruz then said he had been running a campaign of "the highest level of integrity." He also told Wal…
Colin Campbell
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UK defense secretary says that Trump's deal with the Taliban was 'rotten' and that the international community will likely 'pay the consequences'
In the rare criticism of US strategic decision-making, Ben Wallace called the US's deal with the Ta…
Ryan Pickrell
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Every Russian commander who led the invasion of Ukraine has lost their job, former UK defence secretary says
The UK's former defense secretary, Ben Wallace, has called on the West not to relent in its support…
Tom Porter
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The UK's defense minister blamed Trump for the Afghanistan crisis, saying 'the die was cast' when Trump negotiated a peace deal with the Taliban
As president, Trump negotiated a conditional peace deal with the Taliban that involved the withdraw…
Sinéad Baker
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British defense secretary suggests US is no longer a superpower after Afghanistan withdrawal
Wallace, who's been critical of the US pullout from Afghanistan, said a superpower "not prepared to…
John Haltiwanger
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The UK defense secretary boasted of British troops defeating the Russians about 170 years ago and said they 'can always do it again'
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone "ful…