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Royal Air Force Apologises for Discriminating Against White Men

The chief of the RAF has apologised after an inquiry found a diversity drive discriminated against white men in favour of women and ethnic minorities. According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), in 2020 and 2021, 161 candidates, who were either women or from ethnic minority backgrounds, were accelerated into training…


Final UK Evacuation Flights Leave Port Sudan

The last British evacuation flights have left Port Sudan for Cyprus, according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Two final flights took off from Port Sudan on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the final one leaving at 1:10 a.m. local time. According to Flightradar, the last flight touched down in Larnaca at 6:32…


UK Mission in Sudan ‘Not Over’ Despite End of Airlift, Foreign Secretary Says

The British evacuation mission in Sudan is “not over yet” despite the end of the airlift, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said. The final evacuation flights left Sudan on Monday evening. According to UK government figures, as of Monday at 5:30 p.m., the number of people repatriated from the war-torn African nation by Britain’s armed…


Britain to Run Extra Evacuation Flight From Port Sudan

Britain will run an additional evacuation flight out of war-torn Sudan as rescue efforts shift to the east of the country on Monday. Members of the military are working to assist UK citizens and others trying to escape the conflict zone amid an uneasy ceasefire, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said. Some 2,122…


1,888 People Airlifted to Safety as UK Wraps Up Sudan Evacuation

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) airlifted 1,888 people on 21 flights from war-torn Sudan in the UK government’s evacuation operation, which ended on Saturday evening. The final UK evacuation flight departed from the Wadi Saeedna airfield near the Sudanese capital Khartoum at 10 p.m. local time on Saturday, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO)…


British Military Evacuates 301 From War-Torn Sudan

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has airlifted 301 people out of Sudan over four flights, Downing Street has announced. Another RAF flight was preparing to depart the Wadi Saeedna airstrip near the capital of Khartoum on Wednesday afternoon, with a further three flights expected later in the day. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman told…


China Hiring Western Military Pilots ‘Unacceptable’: UK Air Force Chief

The chief of Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has said it is “unacceptable” that former military pilots are being recruited to train Chinese armed forces, and Western intelligence agencies have shared information to warn pilots against working for Beijing. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued an intelligence alert in October 2022 after it was…


RAF Discriminated Against 160 Better-Qualified White Pilots in Diversity Drive: UK Lawmaker

A recruitment officer at the Royal Air Force (RAF) resigned last year after finding about 160 cases of positive discrimination against better-qualified male white pilots, a senior MP has revealed. Group Capt. Lizzy Nicholl had quit her role as head of the recruitment drive after determining that “about 160 cases of positive discrimination had taken…


Retired British Military Pilots Training Chinese Army: UK Ministry of Defence

Retired British military pilots have been recruited by the Chinese regime to teach its armed forces how to defeat Western warplanes, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. Around 30 former fast jet and helicopter pilots have been attracted to help train China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with lucrative compensation packages of about $270,000…


UK Admits ‘Mistakes’ After RAF Allegedly Discriminated Against White Men to Boost Diversity

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that “some mistakes were made” in recruitment after it was reported the Royal Air Force (RAF) unlawfully discriminated against white men in an attempt to boost diversity. Sky News reported in August that the RAF’s head of recruitment resigned after refusing to follow an order to prioritise…