5 h. ago Nigerian military says officers will be tried after a probe found they carried out a coup plot

The Nigerian military says several of its officers will face trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African nation’s government

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5 h. ago Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption

Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed his trustStanding inches from Xi Jinping at a military ceremony in late December, China’s highest ranking general, Zhang Youxia, may have had little inkling about the fate that was to befall him just a few weeks later when he was put under investigation.The 75-year-old’s physical proximity to China’s leader, who stands to his right, reflects the position he holds in China’s hierarchy. As vice-chair of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the ruling body of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), he is the second-most powerful person in China’s military, after Xi, the commander-in-chief. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago How China’s leadership purge could raise the military threat for Taiwan

China’s most senior army figures are under investigation – with potential repercussions for the island nation Beijing claims

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59 h. ago Xi takes sole operational control of army as China probes military leaders

Two generals are being investigated for ‘serious discipline violations and violations of the law’

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63 h. ago China probes last two military leaders to have survived previous purges

Investigation leaves Xi Jinping in sole operational control of the People’s Liberation Army

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5 d. ago Peter Schmeichel gives Sir Jim Ratcliffe verdict at Manchester United

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made several questionable decisions since taking control of football operations at Man Utd.

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6 d. ago Trump seizes SEVENTH tanker in Caribbean as footage shows special forces on boat after it ‘took oil from Venezuela’

AMERICAN forces have seized a seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuela as President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign to choke off illicit crude exports from the country. US Southern Command said the Motor Vessel Sagitta was boarded and taken under control “without incident” in the Caribbean after operating in defiance of Trump’s quarantine on...

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1 week ago Frank views of judge who led LGBT military ban probe finally heard

Actor Michael Cashman delivered a lecture written by Lord Etherton before his death last May - describing the "institutional homophobia" and "shocking evidence" he discovered while preparing his report

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1 week ago From ambition to accountability: How corporate decarbonisation is changing

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1 week ago How digital manufacturing is powering a new era for European industry

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2 w. ago Morality, military might and a sense of mischief: key takeaways from Trump’s New York Times interview

Trump sounds off on Venezuela’s future, Taiwan’s security and his aims for Greenland, days after operation to seize Nicolás MaduroJust days after launching an unprecedented operation in Venezuela to seize its president and effectively take control of its oil industry, Donald Trump sat down with New York Times journalists for a wide-ranging interview that took in everything from international law, Taiwan, Greenland and weight-loss drugs.The president, riding high on the success of an operation that has upended the rules of global power, spoke candidly and casually about the new world order he appears eager to usher in; an order governed not by international norms or long-lasting alliances, but national strength and military power. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Venezuelan government seeks to show it is operating free from US control

Venezuelan leaders are asserting the country's independence after the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro

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