18 h. ago Suspect in Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia court

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS politics live – latest updatesA suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Suspect in Kabul bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS politics live – latest updatesA suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear on Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

JD Vance appeared to described Britain as ‘some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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27 h. ago Trump reveals arrest of terror suspect linked to 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US troops

During his address to Congress Tuesday night Donald Trump announced the capture of one of the planners of the deadly Abbey Gate attack in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. soldiers.

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37 h. ago Furious families of fallen heroes slam 'offensive clown' JD Vance

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest outburst

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38 h. ago 'Offensive clown' JD Vance torn apart by furious families of fallen British army heroes

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops

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59 h. ago Teen sentenced after landing single punch that killed 'superb soldier'

Corporal Shaun Roberts had been enjoying a night out with army colleagues when he was attacked by 18-year-old Mason Ibbotson

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64 h. ago Teen 'celebrated' landing punch which killed soldier shouting 'I've got blood on my hands'

The thug fatally punched the corporal after he and his colleagues were attacked on a night out.

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5 d. ago IRA member who killed British soldier in Hyde Park bombing is ordered to pay his victim's daughter £836,000 in damages

Sarah Jane Young was four when she heard the explosion near the Knightsbridge barracks in central London which killed her father, 19-year-old Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young.

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5 d. ago Daughter of Hyde Park bombing victim awarded further damages at Court of Appeal

Sarah Jane Young’s father, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, was one of four soldiers killed by the explosion on July 20 1982.

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9 d. ago ‘We’ve lost some parts of nature for ever’: Ukraine war’s impact on environment – photo essay

As well as intense human suffering, three years of war have had a catastrophic environmental effect, killing wildlife, felling trees and increasing emissionsSince 2022, the Guardian photographer Alessio Mamo has been tracking the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin’s full-scale invasion, which began three years ago on Monday, caused millions of Ukrainians to flee. Cities have been flattened, villages occupied and lives destroyed. At least 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and many more injured in Europe’s biggest conflict since the second world war.Aerial view of craters caused by rocket fire in a field in the liberated area between Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. Ammunition and missile residues in these craters may become a source of chemical pollution that could reach the groundwater Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Girls should not join the Army': Sister of teenage soldier 'hounded to her death' by her superiors says military is 'not safe for women' after her ordeal was 'swept under the carpet'

The sister of Jaysley Beck, the teenage soldier who killed herself after being 'hounded' by her superiors, has urged women to not join the army after her sister's ordeal was 'swept under the carpet'.

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1 week ago Army has blood on its hands over Jaysley Beck death, sister says

Emilli Beck says army failed to protect her sibling and she would not advise other young women to enlistThe older sister of Gnr Jaysley Beck, the 19-year-old soldier who killed herself after allegedly being sexually assaulted and harassed, has said the army has “blood on its hands” and claimed her sibling would still be alive if the abuse she suffered had been properly investigated.Speaking to the Guardian, Emilli Beck, 25, said the army had swept Jaysley’s case under the carpet rather than protecting her, and said she would not advise any young woman to join the service. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police dropped probe into soldier who 'relentlessly' hounded teen colleague who killed herself with thousands of WhatsApp messages as it 'was not considered criminal' harassment, inquest told

Police dropped harassment claims against a soldier who 'relentlessly' hounded a teenage colleague who is thought to have killed herself as a result, an inquest heard today.

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2 w. ago Russia commander uses live drone to 'keep one Ukrainian and execute the other two'

The sickening footage appears to show the moment a senior Russian officer using a live aerial drone to repeatedly demand the killing of unarmed, surrendered soldiers

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