57 h. ago World War 3 fears rocket as two more countries opt to mount troops at border

Tensions in the Middle East have been rising between Israel and Iran, but another tense standoff has been brewing on the other side of Asia as both countries rally their armies

Events

8 d. ago Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role

U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border

Events

3 w. ago Russia and America in 'WW3' row as Putin defies Trump and masses 50,000 troops on border with Ukraine

The US president has accused the Russian leader of ‘playing with fire’ after days of heavy air attacks on Ukrainian cities

Politics

3 w. ago Russia and America in 'WW3' clash as Putin defies Trump and masses 50,000 troops on border with Ukraine

The US president has accused the Russian leader of ‘playing with fire’ after days of heavy air attacks on Ukrainian cities

Politics

3 w. ago Pentagon is sending more than 1,100 extra troops to the southern border, report says

Latest deployment takes total close to 10,000 promised by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite criticism of escalation as needless waste of resources

Politics

4 w. ago Putin amasses troops at border amid chilling Russia peace talk attack warning

Ukrainian intelligence warns Russia is preparing a major build-up or troops in readiness for a major pre-Summer attack in a bid to gain major new ground ahead of any ceasefire talks

Events

4 w. ago Putin masses troops at border amid chilling Russia peace talk attack warning

Ukrainian intelligence warns Russia is preparing a major build-up or troops in readiness for a major pre-Summer attack in a bid to gain major new ground ahead of any ceasefire talks

Events

4 w. ago Finland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border

Head of strategy of Finnish defence forces says they are monitoring Moscow’s manoeuvring ‘very closely’Finland has said it expects Russia to further build up troops along their shared border when the war in Ukraine ends, after reports that Moscow had strengthened its military bases near the Nato frontier.Maj Gen Sami Nurmi, the head of strategy of the Finnish defence forces, said the military is following Moscow’s manoeuvring “very closely” and that it was their job, as part of the Nato alliance, to “prepare for the worst”. Continue reading...

Events