London, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - UK warship dispatched to eastern Med makes maintenance stop

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2026-04-07

A UK warship sent to the eastern Mediterranean last month amid the Middle East war has had to dock in a regional port for maintenance, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Tuesday. HMS Dragon only left its base in southern England for the region less than a month ago, after criticism from opposition politicians and Cyprus that Britain's Akrotiri base on the Mediterranean island needed more protection. That followed an Iranian-made drone hitting the......

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