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RAF chief calls Falklands defence 'non-negotiable' as Rubio plays down Pentagon memo
The head of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF), Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, said on Friday that the United Kingdom remains “on high alert and ready” to defend the Falklands “at a moment's notice,” in remarks published by The Times that reaf...
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