24 h. ago Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago What is VE day and how will the King and Queen celebrate it?

VE day events will start on Bank Holiday Monday with a procession of 1,300 members of the Armed Forces

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27 h. ago UK air defences 'overwhelmed by Russian missiles' in grim war game run after Putin's full

A simulation run in the wake of Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine showed Britain could not prevent all strikes getting through.

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28 h. ago VE Day plans revealed: Thousands to line streets of London for military procession to mark 80th anniversary

A procession of 1,300 armed forces personnel and a Red Arrows flypast are among the plans outlined to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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28 h. ago VE Day plans revealed: Thousands to line streets of London to mark 80th anniversary of end of World War II

A procession of 1,300 armed forces personnel and a Red Arrows flypast are among the plans outlined to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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55 h. ago Two teens and 5,000 ants: how a smuggling bust shed new light on a booming trade

Two Belgian 19-year-olds have pleaded guilty to wildlife piracy – part of a growing trend of trafficking ‘less conspicuous’ creatures for sale as exotic petsPoaching busts are familiar territory for the officers of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), an armed force tasked with protecting the country’s iconic creatures. But what awaited guards when they descended in early April on a guesthouse in the west of the country was both larger and smaller in scale than the smuggling operations they typically encounter. There were more than 5,000 smuggled animals, caged in their own enclosures. Each one, however, was about the size of a little fingernail: 18-25mm.The cargo, which two Belgian teenagers had apparently intended to ship to exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia, was ants. Their enclosures were a mixture of test tubes and syringes containing cotton wool – environments that authorities say would keep the insects alive for weeks. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Trump sends the markets wild with promise for 'fair' trade deal with China amid growing uncertainty

Markets rose Wednesday as Trump and his Treasury secretary spoke of the potential of a deal with China amid a trade war, plus the president saying he didn't plan to fire the head of the Fed.

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3 d. ago Indian security forces hunt militants after 26 tourists killed in Kashmir attack

Incident apparently involving four gunmen is worst attack on civilians in India since Mumbai shootings in 2008Indian security forces fanned out across the Himalayan region of Kashmir as the army and police launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of a militant attack on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists.Tens of thousands of armed police and troops headed to the region, setting up checkpoints and searching vehicles, while many businesses remained closed after a call by religious and political figures. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sudan’s Nuba wrestling: a celebration of strength at a time of conflict – in pictures

Amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Nuba people of South Kordofan region uphold their centuries-old wrestling traditions. Originally designed to build combat skills, it has evolved into a community celebration, uniting ethnic groups. Tariq Zaidi travelled to South Kordofan to capture the enduring custom Continue reading...

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5 d. ago China sends back Boeing jet worth $55m as Trump tariffs continue to hurt trade

Beijing cautions third countries against making trade concessions to US at its expense

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5 d. ago China sends back Boeing jet as Trump tariffs escalate trade war with US

Beijing cautions third countries against making trade concessions to US at its expense

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6 d. ago BREAKING Vladimir Putin announces 'Easter Truce' after Trump's stern peace warning

The Russian despot made the surprise announcement while speaking during a meeting with Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

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6 d. ago Vladimir Putin announces 'Easter Truce' after Trump's stern peace warning

The Russian despot made the surprise announcement while speaking during a meeting with Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

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8 d. ago JOHN HEALEY: 'We'll stop the rot in armed forces housing with new charter'

Under the Charter families will be able to count on basic consumer rights, property standards and a robust complaints system

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8 d. ago Fears of Tory coup after Robert Jenrick sets up WhatsApp group in plea for marathon donations

The shadow justice secretary was attempting to share a fundraising link for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity he is running for at next weekend's London marathon.

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8 d. ago ICJ hears Sudan case accusing UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’

United Arab Emirates says Sudan ‘misusing’ world court in proceedings relating to African nation’s civil warThe international court of justice will rule in the next few weeks on whether the United Arab Emirates can be plausibly found “complicit in the commission of genocide” by arming the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan’s civil war.The case was brought by Sudan, whose acting justice minister, Muawia Osman, told the world court in The Hague last week that the country’s “ongoing genocide would not be possible without the complicity of the UAE, including the shipment of arms to the RSF”. Sudan wants ICJ judges to force the UAE to stop its alleged support for the RSF and make “full reparations”, including compensation to victims of the war. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China

Shares plunge as firm says H20 chip, designed for Chinese market to comply with controls, will now need special licenceNvidia has said it expects a $5.5bn (£4.1bn) hit after Donald Trump’s administration barred the chip designer from selling crucial artificial intelligence chips in China, sending shares in one of the US’s most valuable companies plunging in after-hours trading.The company said in an official filing late on Tuesday that its H20 AI chip, which was designed specifically for the Chinese market to comply with export controls, would now require a special licence to sell there for the “indefinite future”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material

Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and inclusion

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1 week ago Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war

NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee campsTimeline: Sudan’s two years of war and its devastating tollSudan is suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis globally and its civilians are continuing to pay the price for inaction by the international community, NGOs and the UN have said, as the country’s civil war enters its third year.Two years to the day since fighting erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, hundreds of people were feared to have died in RSF attacks on refugee camps in the western Darfur region in the latest apparent atrocity of a war marked by its brutality and wide-scale humanitarian impact. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sudan’s news blackout stokes fear and confusion after refugee camp attacks

Families of those displaced wait for news from Darfur amid reports of hundreds killed by paramilitary RSFSudan’s information blackout has left relatives of those in Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp struggling for news of their safety after it was overrun by militiamen at the weekend.As leaders across the globe prepared to meet for peace talks in London to pressure the backers of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army to agree a ceasefire, the RSF launched a deadly assault that led to it seizing Zamzam after weeks of tightening its siege. Continue reading...

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