2 w. ago North Korea has secret military base that may pose threat to east Asia and US, new report says

The ‘undeclared’ Sinpung-dong missile operating base is just 27km from the border with China, report by US thinktank saysNorth Korea has built a secret military base near its border with China which may house Pyongyang’s newest long-range ballistic missiles, according to new research.The “undeclared” Sinpung-dong missile operating base lies about 27km (17 miles) from the Chinese frontier, the Washington-based thinktank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on the Alaska summit: there must be no more gifts to Vladimir Putin | Editorial

As Volodymyr Zelenskyy heads to Washington amid talk of land swaps, European leaders must have his backHours after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin departed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on Friday, Moscow officials reported that two more villages in Ukraine’s east had been seized by Russian forces. It was a grimly apt postscript to a “peace summit” that allowed a pariah leader to posture on the world stage, but signally failed to achieve the outcome that its host claimed to desire.Mr Trump had suggested that he would be “unhappy” if a ceasefire were not agreed during discussions with Mr Putin. There would, he warned, be “severe consequences” if his guest proved unwilling to end the war. Predictably, no ceasefire announcement was forthcoming, and the sanctions Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened, but never imposed, have been kicked into the long grass. Instead, the US president offered a crucial concession to Mr Putin, concurring that a cessation of hostilities sh...

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2 w. ago Category A nuclear incident reported at Faslane naval base this year, MoD confirms

It said the event posed ‘no risk to the public and did not result in any radiological impact to the environment’.

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3 w. ago Fort Stewart shooting suspect was relentlessly mocked for stutter, soldiers say

Friend says Quornelius Radford, man accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at an army base, was ‘bullied a lot’US politics live – latest updatesA friend of the man accused of gunning down five fellow soldiers at the Fort Stewart army base in Georgia earlier this week recounted how the suspect had been repeatedly bullied for having a serious stutter, according to a news report.Meanwhile, soldiers who acted swiftly to suppress the gunman and prevent the possibility of a much higher death toll were being hailed as heroes for their bravery in the terrifying moments after shots rang out on the sprawling military base on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago A sergeant allegedly shot five soldiers on an army base. He sent an ominous text to his aunt before opening fire

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford, but didn’t speculate on a motive.

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4 w. ago A sergeant allegedly shot five soldiers on an army base. He sent an ominious text to his aunt before opening fire

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford, but didn’t speculate on a motive.

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4 w. ago Fort Stewart gunman named as Quornelius Radford after shooting at Georgia base that injured five

LIVE UPDATES: The Fort Stewart Army base in southeast Georgia has been urgently locked down after at least five people were shot this morning. The shooter struck the 2ABCT area of the base.

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4 w. ago A sergeant allegedly shot five soldiers on an army base. His past criminal history was news to his commander

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford, but didn’t speculate on a motive.

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4 w. ago Who is Quornelius Radford, the solider accused of a mass shooting at Fort Stewart Army base in Georgia?

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford, but didn’t speculate on a motive.

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4 w. ago Five soldiers shot at Fort Stewart Army base in Georgia: Suspect identified as Army sergeant

Quornelius Radford, 28, an automated logistics sergeant for the 2nd brigade, was tackled to the ground and subdued by other soldiers who witnessed the attack before being taken into custody Wednesday

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4 w. ago Soldier in custody after shooting five other soldiers on Georgia military base, army says

Parts of base were on lockdown earlier, as base says all five victims are in stable condition and expected to recoverAn active-duty soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five other soldiers before being taken into custody.All victims are in stable condition and expected to recover. Three of the soldiers required surgery, and two were transferred to Memorial Health University medical center in Savannah, the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Sergeant in custody after shooting five soldiers on Georgia base, army says

Parts of base were on lockdown earlier, as base says all five victims are in stable condition and expected to recoverAn active-duty soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five other soldiers before being taken into custody.All victims are in stable condition and expected to recover. Three of the soldiers required surgery, and two were transferred to Memorial Health University medical center in Savannah, the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Fort Stewart gunman named as Quornelius Radford after shooting at Georgia base that injured five: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The Fort Stewart Army base in southeast Georgia has been urgently locked down after at least five people were shot this morning. The shooter struck the 2ABCT area of the base.

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4 w. ago Hear the terrifying 911 call as Fort Stewart gunman opened fire at Army Base and shot five: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The Fort Stewart Army base in southeast Georgia has been urgently locked down after at least five people were shot this morning. The shooter struck the 2ABCT area of the base.

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4 w. ago Fort Stewart shooting updates: Five shot at Georgia Army base by gunman ID’d as soldier

There is no active threat to the community, Fort Stewart officials say

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4 w. ago Who is the solider accused of a mass shooting at Fort Stewart Army base in Georgia?

‘There is no active threat to the community,’ officials said

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4 w. ago Fort Stewart army base active shooter 'tragedy' as four are gunned down: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The Fort Stewart Army base in southeast Georgia has been urgently locked down after at least four people were shot this morning. The shooter struck the 2ABCT area of the base.

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4 w. ago Five soldiers shot at Fort Stewart Army base in Georgia: Officials say no active threat

Officials announced that the suspect has been apprehended and taken into custody though a motive for the shocking attack is still unknown

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4 w. ago Fort Stewart shooting updates: Five soldiers shot at Georgia Army base as gunman in custody

There is no active threat to the community, Fort Stewart officials say

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4 w. ago Shooter in custody after five soldiers shot on Georgia military base, army says

Parts of base had been on lockdown earlier after shooter was reported, as base says all five were moved to hospitalFive soldiers were shot and wounded on Wednesday on the Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia before the shooter was taken into custody.Parts of the base had been locked down earlier on Wednesday after a shooter was reported on the sprawling army post, a spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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