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Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say

Exclusive: Organisations warn using the barracks in Sussex and Inverness may be more expensive than hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee organisations have described plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military sites as fanciful and too expensive as local discontent...

28/10/2025 15:19 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: What the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu reveals about a Prison Service in crisis

In today’s newsletter: Rising numbers of prisoners released by accident are laying bare systemic failings in England and Wales, from overworked staff to issues with probationGood morning. Maybe the most gobsmacking detail about the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford was this,...

28/10/2025 06:27 The Guardian
Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher

RSF says it has seized control of army’s main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement campFears are growing for hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher, Sudan, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had captured the city, which it has been besieging for mo...

27/10/2025 14:38 The Guardian
Donald Trump greeted by Emperor Naruhito in Japan before meeting new prime minister – US politics live

First meeting between the US president and prime minister Takaichi will focus on trade as Trump continues his five-day Asia tripHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that p...

27/10/2025 10:25 The Guardian
Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ - UK politics live

Housing secretary says purpose built ‘modular’ structures on sites like ex military bases is the answer to ending reliance on hotelsPrisons are expected to begin enhanced checks before inmates are released after a man who sexually assaulted a young girl was mistakenly freed from jail, Kevin Rawl...

27/10/2025 09:39 The Guardian
US warship arrives in Trinidad and Tobago - as Venezuela hits out at 'military provocation'

A US warship has docked in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, as US President Donald Trump increases military pressure on Venezuela....

26/10/2025 19:46 Skynews
Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military personnel receive paychecks even though the government is shut down, Donald Trump is seeing to the needs of a politically untouchable constituency that ha...

26/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian
Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says

Vitali Klitschko says six children hurt in overnight attack that sparked fires in apartment buildingsAn overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded dozens, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital has said.The head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Sunday that ...

26/10/2025 06:53 The Guardian
Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War

The president said he wouldn’t seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in....

24/10/2025 21:11 New York Times
Trump says all trade negotiations with Canada ‘terminated’ over an anti-tariff advertising campaign – US politics live

The US president announced he ended talks in retaliation to an ad featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I am Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that preside...

24/10/2025 09:31 The Guardian
West Bank residents fear they may be Israel’s next target after Gaza

With the war in Gaza drawing down, Palestinians worry the Israeli military will turn its attention to the West BankShadi Dabaya’s body bears the scars of the Israeli occupation. The 54-year-old proudly stuck out his jaw to show the chunk of his cheek torn away by Israeli fire and traced the zigzag...

24/10/2025 09:18 The Guardian
Europe’s Persistence in Supporting Ukraine Is Bearing Fruit

European leaders want to build on President Trump’s sanctions on Russia with new commitments of financial and military support for Kyiv....

24/10/2025 07:45 New York Times
How Ukraine is putting the squeeze on Russia

Ukraine has been repeatedly targeting Russian oil refineries, intensifying the strain on both the country’s military operation and its wider economy....

23/10/2025 17:04 Skynews
EU has a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine – how will it work?

What are the legal implications, and why does Belgium fear being left alone with the bill?Latest EU sanctions against Russia target liquified natural gasWith Donald Trump ruling out further US military aid, and as Russia’s deadly attacks grind on, European leaders are looking for a new way to fina...

23/10/2025 10:30 The Guardian
Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders

Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressorsInvestment in renewable energy should be counted under defence expenditure, says a group of retired senior military personnel, because the climate crisis represents a threa...

23/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian
Zelenskyy calls Trump’s proposal to freeze war at current frontlines ‘good compromise’

US president’s remark seen as modest win for Ukrainian leader, who acknowledges Russia will not accept proposalVolodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced support for Donald Trump’s proposal for Ukraine and Russia to freeze the war at the current frontlines, calling it “a good compromise”, even as he ack...

22/10/2025 15:42 The Guardian
Gaza ceasefire could lead to more Israeli alliances in Middle East, Vance says at Netanyahu meeting – as it happened

US vice president is in Israel for meeting with Israeli PM amid fragile Gaza ceasefireIsrael has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Authorities identified the deceased ho...

22/10/2025 13:42 The Guardian
US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela

Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás MaduroThey call themselves the Night Stalkers and their unofficial motto hints at the group’s lethal nocturnal line of work: “Death Waits in the Dark.” “You can flee, but they will find...

22/10/2025 12:29 The Guardian
British Storm Shadow missiles used in 'massive' Ukrainian strike

British Storm Shadow cruise missiles penetrated Russian air defences in a "massive" strike by Ukraine against a chemical plant inside Russia that makes gunpowder and explosives, the Ukrainian military has revealed....

21/10/2025 21:53 Skynews
Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured

The Guardian revealed how US veterans have been injured and arrested at protests against Ice deportationsSome of the most decorated military veterans in Congress say they are outraged after a report in the Guardian revealed US military veterans have been arrested or injured amid protests over Donald...

20/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian
King should decide if laws are needed to remove Prince Andrew’s dukedom, minister suggests – UK politics live

Bridget Phillipson says that the government will be ‘guided by the royal family’ as calls grow for rule changes to strip him of his titlesSoldiers are to be given new powers to shoot down unidentified drones believed to be threatening UK military bases in response to a recent spate of incursions...

20/10/2025 09:20 The Guardian
British troops to get powers to shoot down drones near military bases

Defence secretary will announce measures to combat threat of unmanned aircraft after incursions in EuropeSoldiers are to be given new powers to shoot down unidentified drones believed to be threatening UK military bases in response to a recent spate of incursions and sightings in Europe.John Healey,...

20/10/2025 08:58 The Guardian
Gaza agency says 11 killed in Israeli strikes as IDF says Hamas had fired at its troops – Middle East crisis live

Ceasefire in crisis with Israeli military warning further strikes are possibleIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza as ceasefire comes under threatFreed Israeli hostage David Cunio received a hero’s welcome in the city of Yavne, where residents lined the streets waving Israeli and American flags as he was dr...

19/10/2025 15:42 The Guardian
Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure

President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”...

18/10/2025 17:54 New York Times
Pentagon criticises Netflix for making ‘woke garbage’ after gay military drama

Boots, hit show about a closeted teen joining the marines, has led to a statement on ‘restoring the warrior ethos’The Pentagon has slammed Netflix for making “woke garbage” after the release of the hit gay military drama Boots.The show, based on Greg Cope White’s 2015 memoir The Pink Marin...

17/10/2025 19:38 The Guardian
Donald Trump claims ‘we’re getting along with China’ amid escalating trade war – US politics live

US president also says he is likely to meet China’s president Xi Jinping in South KoreaThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a sho...

17/10/2025 18:24 The Guardian
Survivors of airstrike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean held on US navy ship, officials say

It’s unclear whether survivors will be treated as prisoners of war or criminal defendants by US militaryThe US has seized survivors of a military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region last month, accor...

17/10/2025 17:30 The Guardian
Syrian president in first visit to Moscow as former enemies hold talks

Ahmed al-Sharaa in effort to diversify alliances while Putin seeks to safeguard military interests in SyriaThe Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting since the fall of the Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad and his sub...

15/10/2025 14:59 The Guardian
Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereSergiy Petrovich Lysak has been appointed as the head of the Odesa city military administration, as confirmed by an order on the website for the president of Ukraine on Wednesday, after the dismissal of the city’s former...

15/10/2025 14:24 The Guardian
German coalition in row over push to bring back conscription

Parties blame each other after bill halted at last minute, as fears grow over voluntary service and lottery idea is vetoedGermany’s ruling coalition is locked in a furious row over how to plug severe manpower gaps in the country’s military as it seeks to fulfil Nato obligations and prepare for t...

15/10/2025 14:19 The Guardian
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