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''Scary' clash in Channel' and 'Oh frigate!'

''Scary' clash in Channel' and 'Oh frigate!'
BBC News Tuesday 16 June 2026, 23:20 UTC 1 min read
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The papers lead on warning shots fired by a Russian warship near a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel.

The papers lead on warning shots fired by a Russian warship near a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel.
Channel' (ORG) Russian (ORG) UK (LOCATION) the English Channel (ORG)
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