#Military

Emmanuel Macron accuses Russia of feeding disinformation in Africa

French president says Moscow is pursuing ‘predatory project’ to spread influence in African countriesEmmanuel Macron has accused Russia of feeding disinformation to further its “predatory project” in Africa, where France has had military setbacks.In an interview with TV5 Monde on the sidelin...

In eastern Poland, Putin’s war has turned former enemies into friends

Opposition to Russian aggression has helped Poles and Ukrainians put bitter 20th-century history behind themPatriot missiles ring the airport in the Polish border city of Rzeszów, and US troops have taken over the Holiday Inn opposite the terminal. On its runway, once the preserve of budget carrier...

Dozens of countries sign deal to curb bombing in urban areas

Campaigners hope agreement will change military norms, though it was not endorsed by countries including Russia, Israel and China Eighty countries led by the US, UK and France have signed a declaration in Dublin pledging to refrain from urban bombing, the first time countries have agreed to curb the...

North Korea has launched suspected ICBM, says South

Latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch comes day after North resumed weapons testing and threatened ‘fiercer’ military response to US moves in regionNorth Korea has launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea said on Friday, its second...

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest’, says China’s Xi ahead of Apec summit

Amid race for influence in Asia-Pacific region, Chinese president says no attempt to ‘wage a new cold war will ever be allowed by the people or by our times’ The Asia-Pacific is no one’s back yard and should not become an arena of big power rivalry, China’s president, Xi Jinping, has said, w...

North Korea warns of 'fiercer military responses' after firing ballistic missile

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the ocean, its southern neighbour has said....

Family ‘horrified’ by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector

Kremlin-linked private military group posted video on Telegram of apparent execution in Russia of Yevgeny Nuzhin Russia-Ukraine war: latest updatesFamily members of a former Russian prison inmate, who defected to Ukraine after being recruited by the Kremlin-linked private military group Wagner, have...

‘Died doing what he loved’: tributes pour in for pilots after planes crash at airshow

Six killed in Dallas show during an exhibition involving two historic second world war-era aircraftTributes have poured in for pilots who were among the six killed when two historic military planes collided in midair during a show in Dallas on Saturday afternoon, with people saying they were heartbr...

Zelensky Calls the Fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region ‘Hell’

Some military analysts said that the recapture of Kherson might enable Ukraine to shift forces as well as artillery east to Donetsk....

Criticism of Russia’s military from the country’s war hawks hits a new high.

Russia’s loss of Kherson signals change in Putin’s strategy

Ukraine’s step towards victory presents challenges, but demonstrates what can be done with a steady supply of western supportThe Russian decision to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson to defensive positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River was driven by sound military logic. Russian c...

Six feared dead after military planes collide at Dallas airshow

Unclear how many were aboard aircraft at ‘America’s premier world war II airshow’Two historical military planes collided and crashed to the ground Saturday during a Dallas airshow, federal officials said, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.Officials didn’t immediately make...

In an Era of Confrontation, Biden and Xi Seek to Set Terms

Their first in-person presidential meeting, coming after both warned of deepening military, economic and diplomatic rivalry, will show how they address a range of U.S.-China tensions....

British embassy guard admits giving secrets to Russians in Berlin

Prosecutors say David Smith, 58, from Paisley, became disillusioned with west and contacted Russian militaryA security guard who worked for the British embassy in Berlin has pleaded guilty to passing secret material to a Russian military attache in a rare espionage prosecution.David Smith, 58, faces...

UK marks Armistice Day as Cleverly condemns Russia over Ukraine war

Remembrance services held across country as foreign secretary hits out at ‘Russian aggressor’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesPoignant services have been held across the UK to mark Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the first world war, and a two-minute silence was observed to...

Ship carrying 230 asylum seekers docks in France after Italy refuses entry

French interior minister warns authorities in Rome of ‘severe consequences’ for failing to accept vesselA charity-operated ship carrying hundreds of asylum seekers who were rescued at sea in the central Mediterranean has docked in the French military port of Toulon after almost three weeks stuck...

Ukraine's troops are on a roll - and now they have a key city in their sights

The Ukrainian army is on a roll – they are taking advantage of Russia's faltering military, and now they have the city of Kherson in their sights....

EU to check railways and airports for weak points as Russian invasion continues

The European Union is set to examine bridges, railways, and airports across its member states to identify any military weak points amid the war in Ukraine....

Drone analysis in Ukraine suggests Iran has supplied Russia since war began

Guardian visits space used by Ukrainian military intelligence to examine captured drones• Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s military has shown the Guardian evidence that at least some of the Iranian-made drones used by Russia in its war were probably supplied after Moscow’s f...

US estimates 200,000 military casualties on all sides in Ukraine war

US general’s remarks come as experts say potential winter lull in fighting could offer chance for negotiations• Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAmerica’s top general has estimated that 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Ukraine, and that Kyiv’s armed forces hav...

Kherson retreat shows Russian military has ‘real problems’, says Biden, as Zelenskiy urges caution

US president points to problems in Vladimir Putin’s war machine but Ukraine president warns there is ‘always resistance from the enemy’Russia-Ukraine war – live news updatesRussia’s troop withdrawal from Kherson showed its military faces “real problems”, the US president, Joe Biden, ha...

Russia's Kherson retreat 'encouraging' - but too soon for conclusions, NATO chief says

Russia has "absolutely lost the momentum" in Ukraine but President Vladimir Putin must not be underestimated, the head of the NATO military alliance has told Sky News....

As Russia tries to dig in, Ukraine’s challenge will be to repeat its victory in Kherson

With Russia still in control of a large swathe of occupied territory, Ukraine may encounter unexpected resistance as it tries to push southOn the face of it, Russia’s sheepish yet televised announcement that it will abandon Kherson city and points west of the Dnipro represents a remarkable victory...

Ukraine urges US to ‘stay united’ as potential Republican win threatens aid

Prominent Republican party figures have signalled they would aim to reduce military support for UkraineUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has urged the US to stay united in its support amid worries about the consequences of a Republican win in Tuesday’s midterm elections.If the US Democra...

Russia-Ukraine war: no need to evacuate Kyiv, says Ukraine’s PM, as country rules out peace talks with Moscow – as it happened

Denys Shmyhal says no reason to evacuate any city not near frontlines; Kyiv refuses to negotiate until Russian troops have left its territory. This live blog is now closedAt a glance: what we know on day 258 of the invasionThe state-owned Russian RIA Novosti news agency is reporting that the Russian...

Russia installs ‘dragon’s teeth’ barriers to slow advance of Ukrainian forces

Large number of concrete blocks being constructed to hinder military vehicles in key locations, UK saysRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia is stepping up its efforts to build substantial obstacle barriers to slow the advance of Ukrainian forces in key locations it is defending, includin...

Row brews in Iran over use of its drones in Ukraine war by Russia

Conservative cleric and a newspaper editor openly critical of government’s stance on weapons it supplied to MoscowRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAn internal rift over the supply of deadly drones to Russia for use in Ukraine has opened up in Iran, with a prominent conservative cleric and...

Foreign Office vetting deterring top scientists from UK, Royal Society warns

Frustration growing at delays that leave some unable to take up prestigious posts for up to seven monthsUK politics live – latest news updatesThe best international scientists are being deterred from heading to the UK due to a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) vetting scheme that...

The Ukraine war is deepening Russia’s ties with North Korea as well as Iran

Moscow’s growing need for armaments from Pyongyang is likely to lead to greater alignment of diplomatic and military interests Russian arms procurement from Iran and North Korea heralds an increasing convergence of military and diplomatic interests between Moscow and two countries regarded as inte...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv mayor tells residents to prepare for the worst – as it happened

Residents warned they must prepare for having no electricity, water or heating as temperatures drop below freezingRussia appointed a new acting commander of the Central Military District on 3 November, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said.Major General Alexander Linkov replaces Colonel General Al...