35 h. ago Defence Secretary John Healey says he dreams of detaining Vladimir Putin and putting him on trial for his crimes like Maduro

The Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, 65, spoke after a fatal drone strike of a residential block tower, which killed four, on January 9 in Kyiv.

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46 h. ago Britain will never help the US invade Greenland, says defence secretary after Trump claims ‘we need to own it’

US president says ‘we will do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’

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52 h. ago Healey condemns ‘cynical’ strikes on Ukraine as Russia fires hypersonic missile

The Defence Secretary condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin following drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight.

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3 d. ago US thanks Britain for ‘unwavering support’ in oil tanker seizure

But no British personnel took part in the boarding of the vessel, Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs on Wednesday evening.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer 'sheds no tears' for Venezuela's Meduro as Donald Trump plots occupation

Trump says Venezuela will be "run" by members of his cabinet - including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth

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2 w. ago US vows to launch more strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria as Pete Hegseth says 'the killing of innocent Christians must end'

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth warned militants that more action was coming after American forces hit camps in north-western Nigeria in coordination with Abuja.

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2 w. ago US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’

Pete Hegseth says ‘more to come’ as Nigerian minister confirms his country provided intelligence for first waveUS politics live: latest news updatesThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has warned of new strikes against Islamic State targets in north-western Nigeria, hours after the US military took action against militant camps in what Donald Trump has characterised as efforts to stop the killing of Christians.Hegseth wrote on X: “The president was clear last month: the killing of innocent Christians in Nigeria (and elsewhere) must end. The [Pentagon] is always ready, so ISIS found out tonight – on Christmas. More to come Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy to travel to US for Trump meeting amid push for Ukraine deal

Meeting on Sunday will follow flurry of US, Russian and Ukrainian talks, but Putin has shown little sign of softeningVolodymyr Zelenskyy is to travel to the US for a planned meeting with Donald Trump on Sunday, as Washington continues to push for a possible peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.The Ukrainian president announced the visit on Friday in a social media post, saying he had received a briefing from Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defence council, on new contacts with US officials. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin sends bombers on Christmas flight to UK as NATO scrambles warplanes

NATO was forced to scramble warplanes to monitor the hulking Russian "Bears". Su-33 fighter jets.

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2 w. ago Nicola Jennings on Trump and Putin’s Christmas Day – cartoon

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s president Zelensky appears to wish death to Putin in Christmas message

Zelensky has said that he is open to creating a demilitarised zone in Ukraine’s east as a proposed peace deal edges forward

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2 w. ago Putin sends nuclear bombers threatening Britain as NATO scrambles warplanes

Vladimir Putin sent nuclear bombers over the Norwegian Sea on Christmas Day in a long-range flight threatening northern Britain, forcing NATO to scramble warplanes to monitor the Russian Bears

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2 w. ago Zelensky wishes death on Putin in Christmas speech after Vlad demands changes to peace plan & sends new wave of strikes

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to wish death upon Vladimir Putin in his Christmas message after the Russian forces blitzed Ukraine with fresh strikes. Zelensky's address came just hours after Kyiv offered to freeze the front line while allowing for the creation of demilitarised zones in hopes of a Christmas peace breakthrough. Speaking to the Ukrainian...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump launches massive air strike on 70 terror targets in Syria: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth brands it 'a declaration of vengeance' as US vows to keep bombing

Among the sites hit were IS fighter compounds, weapon dumps and other infrastructure, with Jordanian fighter jets supporting what was dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike on Friday.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump launches massive air strike on 70 terror targets in Syria: Defence secretary brands it 'a declaration of vengence' as US vows to keep bombing

Among the sites hit were IS fighter compounds, weapon dumps and other infrastructure, with Jordanian fighter jets supporting what was dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike on Friday.

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin is 'Christmas crackers' to threaten Britain, Defence Secretary says

John Healey warned the Russian dictator that he would never take Ukraine, and that the UK was investing millions 'right now' to mobilise British troops 'day one' of a peace deal

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3 w. ago Ukraine war at ‘major moment’ but allies must keep pressure up on Putin – Healey

The Defence Secretary was speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.

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4 w. ago Andrew is stripped of last remaining military title and demoted in another embarrassing blow for disgraced ex

ANDREW Mountbatten Windsor has been stripped of his last remaining military title in a huge blow to the shamed former Prince. The ex-Duke of York, 65, will no longer be allowed to call himself a Vice-Admiral after a meeting of the Defence Council demoted him to Commander. Defence Secretary John Healey had previously revealed the...

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4 w. ago Who is Al Carns? Former Marine and Labour minister with sights on leadership

Ex-special forces colonel, who is sounding alarm on Russia, has risen swiftly to role of armed forces ministerA former special forces colonel, government minister Al Carns was this week on manouevres warning that the UK needs to be preparing for war with Russia.“The shadow of war is knocking on Europe’s door once more. That’s the reality. We’ve got to be prepared to deter it,” he said, in comments that go beyond previous warnings by his boss, the defence secretary, John Healey. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Why Angela Constance must resign (judging by John Swinney's own standards)

John Swinney’s defence of his embattled Justice Secretary Angela Constance sits uneasily alongside his call for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to resign

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