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Rachael Maskell ‘upset’ for Labour party as she confirms her suspension – as it happened

The York Central MP said she had been suspended for ‘standing up for my constituents’ over the benefits plans

The Guardian - UK

Not our finest hour: When Britain’s allies put their lives on the line, we abandoned them – and covered it up

COMMENT: The British believe their word is their bond – but no one who’s dealt with us agrees, least of all in Afghanistan, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

The Independent UK

UK special forces carry out secret 'kill' operation against top Isis bomb-maker in Syria

The hit was arranged to protect UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy ahead of his visit to Syria

Evening Standard

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Hundreds of Afghan special forces wrongly rejected for sanctuary due to poor MoD decisions, High Court judge finds

Ministry of Defence ordered to publish ‘transparent and accurate’ information about review of Afghan commando cases

The Independent UK

Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale Wants A FDA Overhaul With Special Forces-Style AI Team Because China Is Racing To Outpace US In Biotech

On Monday, Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) co-founder Joe Lonsdale urged a tech-driven transformation of the Food and Drug Administration, warning that bureaucratic inertia is putting the U.S. behind China in the biotech race.

Benzinga

Ukraine’s Special Forces Are Using This Cheap Chinese Dual-Sport For Combat

Ukraine’s special forces are using the Forte Cross XSR 300, a Chinese dual-sport motorcycle, for combat out in the battlefield.

RideApart

Ukraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night-time raid

Special forces reportedly launched assault on Russian airfield about 400 miles from Ukrainian border

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Watch moment Russia’s Crimean bridge blown up in huge explosion by Ukraine forces

Video footage has captured the moment a bridge linking Russia and Crimea is blown up in a huge explosion carried out by Ukraine’s special forces.

The Independent UK

Retrieved data from special forces server may hold evidence of murder – inquiry

Back-up drives for a ‘wiped’ computer server were recovered from undisclosed special forces locations, the Afghanistan Inquiry has revealed.

The Independent UK

We have a special obligation to Afghan heroes who fought alongside Britain

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As many as 2,000 Afghan special forces soldiers have been wrongly refused sanctuary in the UK

The Independent UK

UK urged to bring hundreds of Afghan heroes to safety after major blunder saw them wrongly rejected

Afghan commandos who fought side-by-side with UK special forces had been denied help and left at the mercy of the Taliban before ministers announced a rethink of cases

The Independent UK

UK officer who oversaw rejections of Afghan asylum claims could be linked to war crimes inquiry, High Court hears

Senior civil servant became concerned about how Afghan claims for UK resettlement were being rejected

The Independent UK

Process for allowing Afghan troops to UK ‘a disaster area’ that could be likened to ‘a crime scene’, court hears

MoD facing legal action over scheme to bring some former Afghan commandos to safety in the UK

The Independent UK

Roberts-Smith faces battle for High Court challenge

Disgraced special forces veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to take his legal battle to the High Court will be difficult but not impossible, legal sources say.

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Bradfield counting paused until Monday – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

General accused of failing to report SAS war crimes evidence is made navy chief

Royal Navy leader also accused of overseeing denial of resettlement claims made by Afghans who aided UK forces

The Independent UK

Top special forces general Gwyn Jenkins named head of the Royal Navy

The Royal Marine replaces Admiral Sir Benjamin Key as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff.

Al Jazeera

UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq

Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.

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UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisoners

The Independent UK

Liberation Convoy to recreate wartime route from Norway to UK for VE Day events

Fishing boats and a merchant ship were used to smuggle special forces soldiers and secret agents from Shetland to Nazi-occupied Norway.

Advnture

“Xenon won’t propel us to the top, but it will protect us as we climb fast” - British politician plans to summit Everest using controversial gas

Lawmaker Al Carns and three ex-special forces pals want to summit the world's tallest mountain just four days after leaving home

Latin Times

Mexican Special Forces Capture Top Sinaloa Cartel Operative 'Leo 18,' For Whom The U.S. Was Offering $4 Million

Mexican special forces captured Leobardo Garcia Corrales, a close associate of the Sinaloa Cartel founders and for whom the U.S. offered $4 million

The Independent UK

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un test-fires ‘new sniper rifle’ during training base visit

Kim inspected special forces training which he said bolstered ‘actual war capability for guaranteeing victory’

The Guardian - UK

Warfare review – film-makers’ message gets lost in the deafening blizzard of battle

Co-directed by Alex Garland and former soldier Ray Mendoza, this brutally accurate account of a US special forces mission gone wrong is viscerally immersive, but unaware of a point or a meaning beyond the horror

The Guardian - UK

Who is Ronen Bar, the sacked chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security service?

Former special forces soldier made enemies after disagreements with far-right factions in Netanyahu government

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