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Israel’s Army Fears Effect of Judicial Crisis on Battlefield Readiness

A judicial overhaul has prompted many military reservists to avoid volunteer duty. Military leaders have privately warned that this might require scaling back operations....

25/03/2023 04:06 New York Times
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 395 of the invasion

Russian attacks on Ukraine leave at least 10 civilians dead; UN says both sides in war have summarily executed PoWsSee all our Ukraine coverageAt least 10 civilians were killed and 20 wounded from long-range Russian bombardments in several parts of Ukraine on Friday, officials said. The casualties i...

25/03/2023 03:06 The Guardian
Syria attacks: Biden warns Iran US will ‘act forcefully’ to protect Americans

US president says he does not seek conflict with Iran but warns of consequences as Tehran-backed forces and US personnel launch attacksPresident Joe Biden has warned Iran that the United States will “act forcefully” to protect Americans, after the US military carried out air strikes against Iran...

25/03/2023 02:12 The Guardian
US strikes Iran-backed group in Syria after deadly attack on coalition base

Airstrikes in retaliation to attack on base in north-east by suspected Iranian-made drone that killed US contractorThe US military has carried out airstrikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack that killed an American contractor and wounded five US troops.A day after the deadly a...

24/03/2023 16:24 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy renews calls to EU for long-range weapons; Moscow says relations with west ‘worse than ever’ – as it happened

This liveblog has now closed, you can read more of our coverage hereAny attempt to arrest President Vladimir Putin after the international criminal court (ICC) issued a warrant for the Kremlin chief would amount to a declaration of war against Russia, his ally Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, while...

23/03/2023 19:01 The Guardian
Russian accused of smuggling military tech escapes house arrest in Italy

Artem Uss broke electronic tag and went on run a day after court agreed to hand him over to US authoritiesA Russian national accused of smuggling military technology has escaped house arrest a day after an Italian court agreed to hand him over to US authorities.Italian authorities said Artem Uss, wh...

23/03/2023 18:13 The Guardian
US Navy rejects China claim that warship ‘illegally’ entered part of South China Sea

China’s military said guided-missile destroyer USS Milius intruded into China’s territorial waters near the contested Paracel IslandsThe United States has denied Chinese claims that a US destroyer was driven out from waters around the contested Paracel Islands after it “illegally” entered th...

23/03/2023 05:12 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 392 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits military positions near Bakhmut; six killed overnight in drone attack on Rzhyshchiv in Kyiv regionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Continue reading...

22/03/2023 19:22 The Guardian
Sweden approves bill to allow country to join Nato; US says China is watching west’s response to Russia – as it happened

Sweden says membership of Nato is best way to safeguard security; Anthony Blinken warns reaction to war in Ukraine has impact in Asia. This live blog is now closedRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceSuspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, reports from Zaporizhzhia: “During the past day, 21 March, the R...

22/03/2023 19:00 The Guardian
Multiple civilian deaths linked to 2016-17 British airstrikes against IS in Mosul

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds deaths despite claims British weapons did not harm a single non-combatantUnacknowledged victims whose lives were torn apart Multiple airstrikes that killed civilians during the campaign against Islamic State in Iraq are probably linked to UK forces, despite lo...

21/03/2023 17:07 The Guardian
‘Significant increase’ in online threats as potential Trump indictment looms – live

Most threats are directed at law enforcement and government officials, report says, after ex-president urged supporters to protestSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailPunchbowl News reports that Republican speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy seems open to considering a measu...

21/03/2023 14:04 The Guardian
Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea blast, Ukraine says

Kyiv claims cruise missiles hit in city of Dzhankoi, in attack Russian-installed official blames on droneRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussian cruise missiles of the type used by its Black Sea navy to target Ukraine have been destroyed in an explosion in the Crimean logistics hub of Dzha...

21/03/2023 12:21 The Guardian
US warns world ‘should not be fooled’ by Xi’s ‘peace’ proposal as Chinese leader meets ‘dear friend’ Putin – as it happened

Antony Blinken says China proposals could be ‘stalling tactic’ to help Russian troops in Ukraine as Xi Jinping meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow. This live blog is closedWhat we know on day 390 of the invasionAssociated Press reports that European Union ministers will meet today to try to finalise...

20/03/2023 19:03 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to occupied eastern Ukraine – as it happened

Russian president flew in by helicopter and then drove a car in several districts of the city, site of one of the war’s bloodiest battlesWhat we know on day 389 of the Russia-Ukraine warThe Financial Times’ Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon has tweeted that, according to the Kremlin, Putin visited...

19/03/2023 19:12 The Guardian
Ukraine Burns Through Ammunition in Bakhmut, Risking Future Fights

The military is using thousands of artillery shells a day as it tries to hold the eastern city, which could jeopardize a planned springtime campaign....

16/03/2023 21:14 New York Times
Russia-Ukraine war: UN says Russia has committed ‘wide range’ of war crimes; Poland to transfer four MIG-29 planes to Ukraine – as it happened

War crimes in Ukraine include wilful killings, systematic torture and deportation of children, says UN report; Polish president says handover to come within daysRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceSuspilne correspondents are reporting that explosions have been heard in Kherson this morning.Oleh Synyehubov...

16/03/2023 19:01 The Guardian
Poland to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in major escalation of military backing

Four Soviet-era MiG-29s to be sent as first instalment and could lead to other Nato members providing warplanesPoland will become the first country to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in the next few days, marking a significant upward step in military backing for Kyiv ahead of an expected counter-off...

16/03/2023 17:47 The Guardian
Russia gives suspended sentence to soldier who admitted killing Ukrainian civilian

Daniil Frolkin’s sentence on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ seen as attempt to silence other service personnelRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA Russian soldier who confessed to killing a civilian in Ukraine last year has been given a five-and-a-half-year suspended jail sentence by...

16/03/2023 14:55 The Guardian
Australia news live: Turnbull warns of ‘very, very high’ risks in Aukus subs plan

Former PM says not pursuing the option of a nuclear propulsion submarine with France was a ‘tragic omission’. Follow all the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTurnbull concerned about UK economic situationMalcolm Turnbull rounded out his co...

15/03/2023 23:39 The Guardian
ABC staff to walk off job next week – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Paul Keating labels Aukus submarine pact ‘worst deal in all history’ in attack on Albanese governmentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastActing prime minister and defence minister Richard Marles has spoken to ABC News Breakfast this mo...

15/03/2023 07:50 The Guardian
Labour accuses government of failing to reverse cuts in defence spending

Opposition says no provisions made to plug reduction of 10,000 service personnel or replace Hercules planesLabour accused the government of failing to reverse cuts in armed forces as the government unveiled a £5bn increase in defence spending over the next two years to bolster ammunition supplies a...

13/03/2023 20:23 The Guardian
Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order

‘Tell me, how does this end?’ asked US general David Petraeus during first push to Baghdad in 2003The French statesman Georges Clemenceau once said: “War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.” In the case of the invasion of Iraq, however, the war that began 20 years ago star...

13/03/2023 06:00 The Guardian
UK to spend extra £5bn on military to counter intensifying threats from China and Russia

The UK will spend about an extra £5bn on its military and aim to lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP as part of an updated strategy to counter intensifying threats from China and Russia....

12/03/2023 21:54 Skynews
The Sunday Read: ‘Can Germany Be a Great Military Power Again?’

Leery of Russian aggression, Europe’s economic giant is making a historic attempt to revitalize its armed forces. It has a long way to go....

12/03/2023 10:00 New York Times
Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut ‘killing zone’ hampering Wagner – as it happened

UK Ministry of Defence says capture of city has become ‘highly challenging’ for the mercenary groupRussian forces have made progress in the frontline hotspot of Bakhmut, a key target of Moscow’s months-long campaign in eastern Ukraine that has resulted in many casualties, the Associated Press...

11/03/2023 18:01 The Guardian
Russia ally Belarus brings in death penalty for high treason

Alexander Lukashenko signs bill allowing execution of officials and military personnel for harming national securityBelarus’s authoritarian president has signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason.The amendments to the country...

09/03/2023 20:12 The Guardian
Veterans give searing testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan at hearing

Witnesses described the chaos and panic of the 2021 US departure during the Republican inquiry, which had people in tears at times Military members and veterans of the Afghanistan war offered harrowing eyewitness testimony of the chaotic and deadly withdrawal from the country’s longest conflict, d...

09/03/2023 16:38 The Guardian
Russia unlikely to make major Ukraine gains this year – US intelligence chief

Avril Haines tells of ‘grinding, attritional war’ but sounds cautious note over Ukraine’s prospects in expected counter-offensiveWashington does not believe the Russian military can recover from its losses in Ukraine to make territorial gains there this year, the top US intelligence official h...

08/03/2023 19:32 The Guardian
‘Punk was my weapon’: the rebel power of culture in siege of Sarajevo

Underground community of Sarajevans recall in new documentary the years they spent trapped in their cityAs a radio operator during the siege of Sarajevo, Boris Siber made use of music to blast the enemy airwaves and destroy their communication. “The Clash, Jimi Hendrix and the Sex Pistols, as loud...

08/03/2023 05:00 The Guardian
Zelenskiy vows to ‘find the murderers’ of PoW allegedly shot dead by Russians

Ukrainian president’s comments come after video appears to show killing of unarmed combatantRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVolodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to “find the murderers” of an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war apparently shot dead by Russian troops as the Ukrainian military n...

07/03/2023 16:06 The Guardian
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