Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil
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Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon at the HM Naval Base, in Portsmouth Harbour, in Hampshire, England, Tuesday March 3, 2026, ahead of being deployed to protect British military personnel in Cyprus. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon at the HM Naval Base in Portsmouth Harbour, in Hampshire, England, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, ahead of being deployed to protect British military personnel in Cyprus. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)A phrase "British bases out," hangs during an anti-war rally in the southern city of Limassol, Cyprus, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)U2 spy aircraft takes off from U.K.'s RAF Akrotiri air base near Limassol, Cyprus, Tuesday, March, 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon at the HM Naval Base, in Portsmouth Harbour, in Hampshire, England, Tuesday March 3, 2026, ahead of being deployed to protect British military personnel in Cyprus. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)