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‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed fighting Ukraine, says US official

‘All ranks’ among casualties in Kursk after Pyongyang sent thousands of soldiers to reinforce Russia’s war effortNorth Korean forces have suffered “several hundred” casualties fighting against Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, according to a senior US military official.Pyongyang...

17/12/2024 23:08 The Guardian
The chemical weapon accusations against the general killed in Moscow

The US and UK say Igor Kirillov was head of a unit partly responsible for chemicals on the battlefield in UkraineGasping, choking. On Ukraine’s frontline, the country’s soldiers report what statistics show: a persistent use of chemical weapons, mostly teargas, whose deployment on the battlefield...

17/12/2024 17:13 The Guardian
First Thing: Russian general killed in Moscow blast as Ukraine claims responsibility

Igor Kirillov was head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division. Plus, Mitch McConnell warns Trump against isolationismGood morning.The head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, was killed on Tuesday when an explosive device attached to a scooter went off...

17/12/2024 11:26 The Guardian
What North Korea Gains By Sending Troops to Fight For Russia

Sending troops to fight against Ukraine has gotten North Korea much-needed cash and diplomatic leverage. But there may be hidden costs, too....

17/12/2024 10:20 New York Times
Russian general in charge of nuclear troops killed by blast in Moscow

A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia's investigative committee says....

17/12/2024 06:11 Skynews
Keir Starmer to visit British troops on Russia’s border

Prime minister tells Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia that Ukraine requires ‘all the capability it can get’Keir Starmer is to visit British troops serving on Russia’s border after saying that Ukraine will require more funding and capability.The prime minister was speaking at the...

16/12/2024 23:04 The Guardian
First reported deaths of North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine

White House says North Koreans are on the ‘front lines’ of Russia’s war after Ukraine’s claim of fatalities among the estimated 12,000 troops sent over by Kim Jong-unNorth Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, according to Uk...

16/12/2024 18:45 The Guardian
Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia Standing at the gates of the Khmeimim airbase, a fighter from the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) eyed a pink vape being puffed on by a R...

16/12/2024 17:38 The Guardian
Turkey condemns Israel plan to double Golan Heights population

Ankara says plan would ‘seriously undermine’ efforts to bring stability to Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s fallTurkey has denounced Israel’s plan to double the population living in the occupied Golan Heights at the south-western edge of Syria as an attempt to “expand its borders”, as inter...

16/12/2024 15:15 The Guardian
Pete Hegseth decried out gay troops in US military as part of Marxist agenda

Trump’s embattled secretary of defence nominee expresses contentious views on gay service members in latest bookPolicies allowing out gay people to serve in the US military have been denounced as part of a “Marxist” agenda aimed at prioritising social justice above combat-readiness by Pete Heg...

12/12/2024 19:48 The Guardian
Russian Troops Advance to Within 3 Miles of Key Ukrainian Transit Hub

Russia is pushing toward Pokrovsk, a strategic city for Ukraine’s army with important rail and road connections, in a rapid capturing of ground in the Donetsk region....

12/12/2024 12:38 New York Times
Israel strikes hundreds of military targets in Syria

Turkey accuses Israel of displaying occupier mentality and UN envoy says airstrikes must ceaseMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli warplanes have intensified an air offensive in Syria, striking hundreds of military targets and destroying entire squadrons of fighters, radar and missile systems,...

10/12/2024 18:19 The Guardian
Trump defends Pete Hegseth as he announces more administration picks – live

President-elect says embattled defense secretary nominee ‘is doing very well’ and announces new role of ‘White House AI and crypto czar’Despite a steady drumbeat of media reports revealing instance of troubling behavior by Pete Hegseth, the Guardian’s Hugo Lowell reports that aides to Dona...

06/12/2024 14:32 The Guardian
Moscow claims ‘external forces’ seeking to escalate violence in Syria

Statement comes as Ukrainian intelligence says Russia will send mercenaries to support flagging troops allied to DamascusMoscow has condemned “external forces” seeking to escalate violence in Syria, despite reports from Ukrainian military intelligence that Russia is to send mercenaries to suppor...

04/12/2024 13:08 The Guardian
South Korea crisis live: President Yoon faces impeachment calls amid martial law outcry

Opposition Democratic party lawmakers call on Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or they would seek his impeachmentFull report: Yoon Suk Yeol faces calls to resign after martial law shockExplainer: what happened and what comes next?Only becoming a democracy in the late 1980s, military intervention...

04/12/2024 04:08 The Guardian
Lebanese Army Deploys Troops to War-Torn Areas as Cease-Fire Appears to Hold

Israel’s military said it had fired on people arriving in parts of southern Lebanon because they were violating a cease-fire agreement with the militant group Hezbollah....

28/11/2024 13:13 New York Times
First Thing: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon takes effect

Reports of cars heading south inside Lebanon despite Israeli army warning. Plus, record South Korea snowfallDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A highly anticipated ceasefire aimed at ending the 14-month-old war between Israel and Hezbollah officially came into ef...

27/11/2024 12:18 The Guardian
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into force with Biden insistent on ‘permanent cessation of hostilities’

Reports of cars heading south inside Lebanon despite Israeli army warning displaced residents not to return home immediatelyLive updates: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire beginsA highly anticipated ceasefire aimed at ending the 14-month-old war between Israel and Hezbollah officially came into effect earl...

27/11/2024 09:49 The Guardian
China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official

Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in UkraineChina is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea’s engagement with Russia and finds the growing cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow unnerving, Kurt Campbell, the US deputy secret...

24/11/2024 20:04 The Guardian
Seoul says Russia sent air-defence missiles to North Korea in return for troops

Kremlin dispatched weapons as payment for 10,000 troops deployed to support war in Ukraine, says South Korean officialRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has sent air defence missiles and other military technology to North Korea in return for the deployment of troops from the North to s...

22/11/2024 17:20 The Guardian
Ukraine frontline at risk of 'collapse' as Russian troops advance towards key town

The frontline in Ukraine is at risk of "collapse" as Russian forces capture village after village, analysts have warned....

22/11/2024 07:23 Skynews
Ukraine fires UK-made missiles into Russia for first time

Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Gua...

20/11/2024 20:38 The Guardian
US embassy in Kyiv closes over threat of ‘significant attack’ | First Thing

It comes as the Kremlin rules out a ‘freeze’ in the conflict. Plus, 204 industrial farming lobbyists attend Cop29Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US embassy in Kyiv closed on Wednesday because of a potential significant air attack. “Out of an abundanc...

20/11/2024 12:57 The Guardian
Zelenskyy says North Korea may send 100k troops to Ukraine, as war reaches 1,000 days

President gives speech to European parliament urging nations to intensify military aid as Russia advancesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country could face 100,000 North Korean troops, as he urged European nations to intensify their military aid in a speech...

19/11/2024 14:53 The Guardian
First Thing: Putin warns US over using long-range missiles by signing new nuclear doctrine

Kremlin ups rhetoric over decision to allow Kyiv to use US long-range missiles inside Russia. Plus, dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailedGood morning.Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, as the Kremlin intensified its rhetoric over Joe Bid...

19/11/2024 11:13 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: Will a shift in Biden’s missile policy change the war in Ukraine?

In today’s newsletter: Ukraine can now fire US-made long-range missiles into Russian territory – but it may be too little, too late for Volodymyr Zelenskyy• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.The US president, Joe Biden, has lifted the longstanding ban on Ukraine...

19/11/2024 06:42 The Guardian
First Thing: Biden lifts ban on Ukraine firing US weapons deeper into Russia

Ukraine will be permitted to fire US missiles in Kursk region. Plus, attorneys would be unable to stop Trump’s potential Capitol rioters pardon• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Joe Biden has lifted the ban on Ukraine using long-range missiles to fire into...

18/11/2024 11:07 The Guardian
Japan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress ‘grave concern’ over North Korean troops

Tokyo to also discuss growing military links between North Korea and Russia, Japan’s foreign ministry saidJapan’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow’s...

16/11/2024 18:16 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says war will ‘end sooner’ once Trump enters White House

US president-elect says the war has ‘got to stop’ as German chancellor urges Putin to start talks with Kyiv in rare phone call. What we know on day 997Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US p...

16/11/2024 08:56 The Guardian
Scholz’s call with Putin will open ‘Pandora’s box’, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president says talk between German and Russian leaders on war will reduce Putin’s isolationVolodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that a telephone conversation between Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin will open a “Pandora’s box”, after the German chancellor and the Russian leader discussed t...

15/11/2024 18:20 The Guardian
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