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Exclusive: Why Britain wanted to ‘kill’ a United Nations ban on mercenaries

World

Exclusive: Why Britain wanted to ‘kill’ a United Nations ban on mercenaries

By Phil Miller

Exclusive: British army earns money recruiting police for Singapore in ‘bizarre’ colonial-era scheme

World

Exclusive: British army earns money recruiting police for Singapore in ‘bizarre’ colonial-era scheme

By Phil Miller

Japanese Octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit

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Japanese Octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit

By Reuters