2 h. ago Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones

Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK’s armed forces, said the British military would provide “our people, our equipment” to help Belgium, though he was careful to say “we don’t yet know” the origin of the drones seen last week. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Outside powers' reported backing for Sudan's warring sides helps fuel fighting as atrocities mount

For more than two years, Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have torn the country apart in a war for power, both digging in against peace efforts even as atrocities mount and starvation spreads

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4 d. ago Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said the deal amounted to ‘handing over’ the country’s independenceMalaysia’s government has been forced to defend its new trade deal with the US after opposition politicians, analysts and civil society groups warned that the deal was “one-sided” and could compromise the country’s sovereignty.Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz has called the trade deal “the best possible outcome for Malaysia.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago US airspace to 'close within days' as 'mass chaos' to hit worldwide

As the US government shutdown continues, transport secretary Sean Duffy warned of mass travel chaos as he may be forced to close off parts of the country's airspace

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6 d. ago Met Office issues weather warning for 14 parts of Wales with flood alerts in place

It's likely that the wet weather could disrupt Bonfire Night plans, with some flood alerts already in force for parts of the country

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6 d. ago As record numbers leave New Zealand, why are most people choosing Australia?

A weak economy is pushing more New Zealanders across the ‘ditch’ in hope of a better life – and higher wagesWhen Hayden Fisher moved to Sydney from Wellington a year ago, the financial gains were immediate.In New Zealand, Fisher was “putting groceries on Afterpay” and would regularly spend half of his wages on the weekly food shop. In Australia, he’s spending about a quarter of that amount. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wives, mothers, fighters, activists: the millennial women keeping Ukraine going

Born into an independent Ukraine, the lives of these young women changed for ever when Russia invaded their country, forcing them to shoulder huge burdens of responsibilityPhotographs by Julia KochetovaUkraine is increasingly a country held together, behind the military lines, by women. Those in their 30s – millennial women born into an independent Ukraine, raised in economic turbulence and thrust into adulthood on the wave of revolution and war – are shouldering huge burdens of responsibility. They are fundraising for the army, or sometimes serving in it. They are running civil society organisations, advocating for their country abroad and becoming activists.At the same time, unlike their male counterparts who are forbidden from leaving the country and are eligible for conscription, they have choices – to join the army, or not; to stay in the country, or not. For some, the question of whether to have children, when the war shows no sign of abating, looms large. For many of them, ex...

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1 week ago "We have come to the UK to seek safety. No one would choose to leave their country – we have been forced to leave"

'We understand people weren't asked about having us - but we want to contribute'

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2 w. ago ISIS returns to Syria: How terror group is making a revival in war

ISIS attacks in Syria are surging following the withdrawal of American forces from the war-torn country. 

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2 w. ago Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches

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2 w. ago Prince Andrew may be forced to live right by 'country's most dismal town' if 'exiled'

It has been revealed that the disgraced Prince has barely paid rent for Royal Lodge since 2003 - further fuelling calls for him to move out of the sprawling mansion

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2 w. ago Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in Syria

Iraq’s prime minister says a small group of U.S. military advisers will stay in the country to coordinate with U.S. forces in neighboring Syria against the Islamic State group

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2 w. ago A mysterious airstrip has appeared in the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean

Satellite images reveal a new airstrip under construction on Yemen's Zuqar Island in the Red Sea, likely by forces opposed to the country's Houthi rebels

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2 w. ago A mysterious airstrip built on a Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels are increasingly squeezed

Satellite images reveal a new airstrip under construction on Yemen's Zuqar Island in the Red Sea, likely by forces opposed to the country's Houthi rebels

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2 w. ago Texting at the wheel plummeting thanks to AI Robocops catching drivers

AI-powered traffic cameras which scan the inside of cars and alert police to wrongdoing stopping deadly driver antics. Forces across the country are using the technology

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin's hackers hit eight UK military bases and post info on dark web

Russian hackers struck numerous UK military bases and stole classified information via a third party group amid ongoing breaches of the country's Armed Forces

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3 w. ago Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says

The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army

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3 w. ago Keith Urban abruptly cancels South Carolina concert due to health concerns after shock Nicole Kidman divorce

The 57-year-old country singer was forced to pull out of his High And Alive World Tour stop in Greenville due to coming down with laryngitis.

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3 w. ago Cross Country Trains: Fire forces evacuation of over 200 passengers from train heading to Edinburgh

The blaze was in the engine compartment of the train.

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3 w. ago I visited UK seaside town where homes sit empty for months — locals 'all wish the same thing'

This seaside town has a reputation for being one of the country's most expensive but I was forced to second-guess my assumptions

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