1 hour ago TikTok set for €500m fine over sending EU data to China as US sale deadline looms

Ireland’s data protection commission is said to have found TikTok's owners fell foul of GDPR laws by sending users' data to China, amid fears the video sharing app poses a national security threat

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4 h. ago US base and 4,000 of its troops are 'at risk of complete destruction' if Trump decides to strike Iran, state newspaper warns as it lays out how Tehran would launch attack with long

Iranian armed forces-run Defra Press claimed that Iran 'certainly has sufficient weapons' to attack Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean where the US has recently bolstered military presence

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44 h. ago Fourth US soldier found dead after training accident in Lithuania

The U.S. military says the final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, ending a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area

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56 h. ago China sends armed forces to surround Taiwan: Beijing deploys army, navy and air forces to simulate blockade

As many as 19 warships surrounded the self-ruled island in a space of just 24 hours, including the Shandong aircraft carrier group, Taiwan's defence ministry said.

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61 h. ago Iran's armed forces being urged to NOW strike the UK after making threats to target British forces 'to stop Trump's attack'

Iran's military has called for preemptive strikes on a military based on the British-controlled Chagos Islands in an attempt to prevent the US from using it. 

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3 d. ago New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures

Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missingVideos of Sudan’s national museum showing empty rooms, piles of rubble and broken artefacts posted on social media after the Sudanese army recaptured the area from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in recent days show the extent of looting of the country’s antiquities.Fears of looting in the museum were first raised in June 2023 and a year later satellite images emerged of trucks loaded with artefacts leaving the building, according to museum officials. But last week, as the RSF were driven out of Khartoum after two years of war, the full extent of the theft became apparent. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Germany looks to bring back conscription as country's top general warns it is the only way it can prepare for Russian invasion

Defence chiefs have been looking to increase the size of the armed forces since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but have struggled to muster a target of 20,000.

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3 d. ago The siege of Khartoum has lifted. Left behind are scenes of unimaginable horror | Nesrine Malik

Sudan’s capital has been hollowed out and stripped for parts, its people trampled beneath a conflict that is far from overTen days ago, in a major turning point in almost two years of war, the Sudanese army reclaimed the capital city from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia which took it over in 2023. What little we know so far paints a picture of a city ravaged by unimaginable horror.The war has sent Sudan hurtling into the largest humanitarian disaster in the world, triggering genocide in the west of the country, and starvation there and in other areas. Previously allies in power, the RSF – formalised and expanded from the remnants of the Janjaweed militia – and the Sudanese military went to war when their partnership fell apart. The victims have been the Sudanese people, whose lives were trampled beneath. Khartoum’s centrality in the war, both in its prosperity and in terms of what it represents for the RSF as the seat of power, has meant the city has been subjected to a parti...

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5 d. ago Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of the widely different rules among the services

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5 d. ago US and Lithuanian forces struggle to drain swamp to recover 4 soldiers in submerged armored vehicle

U.S. and Lithuanian troops and authorities are struggling to drain a swampy area in Lithuania in ongoing efforts to recover four American Army soldiers who went missing three days ago and are warning that it will be a long operation

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6 d. ago Putin vows to 'finish off' Ukraine and mocks Britain for its economy as he boards nuclear submarine in Arctic during Vance's 'hostile' visit to Greenland 

The Kremlin chief's comments reflect his growing confidence in the fate of his war in Ukraine, not least because the United States is holding Volodymyr Zelensky over a barrel.

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6 d. ago Putin vows to 'finish off' Ukraine and mocks Britain for its economy and small armed forces

The Kremlin chief's comments reflect his growing confidence in the fate of his war in Ukraine, not least because the United States is holding Volodymyr Zelensky over a barrel.

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6 d. ago Myanmar military chief reaffirms election plans and calls for opposition to join politics

Myanmar’s military chief used a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration to reaffirm plans to hold a general election by year’s end and call on opposition groups fighting the army to join in party politics

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6 d. ago Britain and France WILL lead 'reassurance force' in Ukraine after peace deal with delegation heading to Kyiv within days to discuss the plan, Macron reveals

A Franco-British delegation will head to Ukraine in the coming days to discuss what Emmanuel Macron calls a 'reassurance force' and the future shape of the Ukrainian army.

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7 d. ago A 'coalition of the willing' mulls more aid for Ukraine and a possible armed force

Ukraine’s allies from across Europe have gathered for talks in Paris about how to strengthen Kyiv’s hand and its military as it pushes for a ceasefire with Russia

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7 d. ago Tina Malone, 62, breaks down in tears in a heartbreaking interview as she reflects on her husband Paul's suicide a year after his death

The Shameless star, 62, previously shared that her husband, a war veteran, was driven to suicide after struggling with PTSD following his time in the armed forces.

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7 d. ago Macron says a proposed European force for Ukraine could 'respond' if attacked by Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron says that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one

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7 d. ago Reeves puts £2.2bn more into defence spending with cash for drones, AI and better homes for soldiers in Spring Statement amid Armed Forces pressure from Trump and Russia

The Chancellor said the UK must 'move quickly in a changing world' to up its defence commitment in her Spring Statement in the Commons.

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8 d. ago EU steps up crisis planning and advises people to stockpile 72 hours of supplies – Europe live

The EU has announced its Preparedness Union Strategy, outlining plans to prevent and respond to new crises and threatsMeanwhile, Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has confirmed the country plans to increase the country’s defence spending to a provisional target of 3.5% of GDP by 2030 in the largest push since the end of cold war.Sweden was expected to spend 2.14% in 2024, with projections reaching 2.4% this year, and 2.6% in 2028.Let’s not forget that Russia is and remains the most significant and dark threat to our alliance. Let’s not forget that Russia is moving into a wartime economy. And that will have a huge impact on their capacity and capability to build their armed forces.When it comes to the defence of Poland and the general defence of Nato territory, if anyone were to miscalculate and think they can get away with an attack on Poland or on any other ally, they will be met with the full force of this fierce alliance. Our reaction will be devastating.This has to be very ...

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8 d. ago Reeves puts £2.2bn more into defence spending with cash for drones, AI and better homes for soldiers in Spring Statement amid Armed Forces  pressure from Trump and Russia

The Chancellor said the UK must 'move quickly in a changing world' to up its defence commitment in her Spring Statement in the Commons.

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