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Maduro Says War With Venezuela Would Stain Trump’s Hands with Blood

As U.S. warships and troops gather in the Caribbean, Mr. Maduro threatened an “armed fight” in response to any military action. He also appealed for peace....

02/09/2025 21:19 New York Times
Congress returns after recess as threat of government shutdown looms – US politics live

Republicans and Democrats are at loggerheads over funding, while Donald Trump is to make a mystery announcement from the Oval Office later today As Labor Day rallies took place across the US, the Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson sharply denounced the Trump administration’s threat to deploy federal tr...

02/09/2025 10:36 The Guardian
A North Korean defector on why Kim Jong Un has sent troops to Ukraine – podcast

What does North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical ambitions? With Jean LeeWhen Hyun-Seung Lee was 17 he was conscripted into the North Korean army. Meals were basic and conditions were poor.“Most soldiers wash their clothes and bathe in streams or rivers … So...

02/09/2025 02:00 The Guardian
Russian Troops Gain a Toehold in Another Ukrainian Region

For the first time, Russian forces seized villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region, a minor but symbolic gain that gives the Kremlin another bargaining chip....

26/08/2025 16:15 New York Times
A Peace Deal for Ukraine Could Test German Reluctance to Deploy Troops

The question of whether to send soldiers to a postwar Ukraine is the latest chapter in an evolving relationship between Germans and their military....

26/08/2025 11:12 New York Times
Trump says he wants ‘Department of War’ instead of defense department – US politics live

US president floats idea several times on Monday; Trump threatens again to send troops to Democratic-run cities amid misleading claim on crime in ‘red cities’National guard start carrying firearms in DC as Trump says Chicago may be nextThe justice department is alleging in a new court filing tha...

26/08/2025 00:09 The Guardian
North Korea accuses South Korea of ‘deliberate provocation’ after warning shots fired at soldiers on border

Seoul says military fired warning shots on Tuesday after troops from the North briefly crossed borderSouth Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said on Saturday, after Pyongyang accused it of a “deliberate prov...

23/08/2025 04:09 The Guardian
Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce peace deal | First Thing

President says US may provide air support to Kyiv as part of security guarantees. Plus, the boy who founded his own countryGood morning.Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential peace deal with Vladimir Putin, tempering a promise to provide Kyiv with security gua...

20/08/2025 10:03 The Guardian
‘It would be a terrible loss’: Ukrainian frontline troops sceptical of ceding land

Near Dobropillia new trenches are visible, drone attacks continue and there is no sign of the fighting easingOver dinner on Monday, a simple barbecue of meat and roasted vegetables, the soldiers of Ukraine’s 150th reconnaissance and strike battalion have other things on their mind. Volodymyr Zelen...

20/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Trump sets red line on Ukraine peace deal support - and makes admission about Putin

Donald Trump has said American troops will not be sent to Ukraine, but the US may provide air support as part of a peace deal with Russia....

19/08/2025 22:24 Skynews
Trump Said He Would Not Send Troops to Ukraine

Also, hundreds more troops are headed to Washington. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday....

19/08/2025 21:42 New York Times
White House considering Budapest for Putin-Zelenskyy bilateral, report suggests – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guaranteesVolodymyr Zelenskyy navigated Monday’s meeting more successfully than his Oval Office encounter in February, which ended abruptly when Donald Trump and...

19/08/2025 21:10 The Guardian
Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees

US president suggests he may be willing to provide air power to help enforce potential peace deal with PutinDonald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential peace deal with Vladimir Putin, tempering a promise to provide Kyiv with security guarantees that European allies...

19/08/2025 18:28 The Guardian
UK to offer troops to defend Ukraine’s skies and ports in Pentagon talks

Officials say UK not prepared to deploy troops to frontline with Russia as head of armed forces prepares to meet US counterparts in WashingtonThe head of the British armed forces will tell his American counterpartsthe UK was prepared to send troops to defend Ukraine’s skies and seas but not to the...

19/08/2025 16:50 The Guardian
Securing Postwar Ukraine, Even With Trump’s Pledge to Help, Is Complex

Russia seems unlikely to agree to Western troops in Ukraine as part of any deal to end the war....

19/08/2025 14:19 New York Times
Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un

Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North KoreaRussian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media reported...

15/08/2025 04:15 The Guardian
‘What about our lives?’: emotions run high in frontline Ukrainian city over ceding land to Russia

Trump’s talk of ‘land swaps’ as a simple transaction belies grim reality of what it would mean for people in Zaporizhzhia The city of Zaporizhzhia, an industrial hub in south-east Ukraine, is as good a place as any to grasp the stakes of freezing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine along its curren...

15/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian
First Thing: Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police

President hints at targeting other cities’ police. Trump also relaxes rocket launch rules, which may aid Musk and BezosDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has said he plans to ask Congress for “long-term” control of Washington DC’s police depa...

14/08/2025 12:10 The Guardian
London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war

National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s coloniesThe forgotten story of African and Indian troops who fought in south Asia against Japanese forces during the second world war and who have largely been omitted from the official history is to be br...

14/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next

President’s comments come as White House takes credit for dozens of arrests as part of campaign to fight ‘crime crisis’ city’s leaders say doesn’t existUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask Congress for “long-term” control of Washington DC’s p...

13/08/2025 18:04 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: How Trump and Putin might make peace in Ukraine without Zelenskyy at the table

In today’s newsletter: As Russian forces make their deepest push in months and missile attacks intensify, Ukraine finds itself excluded from the very talks that could decide its fateGood morning. All eyes will be on Alaska this Friday for a peace summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The meet...

13/08/2025 05:37 The Guardian
Outrage as Israeli troops kill Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza City – live updates

Committee to Protect Journalists says those responsible for death of Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues must be held to accountAnas al-Sharif among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrikeA prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with fo...

11/08/2025 07:05 The Guardian
South Korea’s military shrinks by 20% as low birthrate hits recruitment

World’s lowest fertility rate leaves Seoul 50,000 troops short of maintaining defence readiness, report warnsSouth Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in the past six years, largely due to a sharp decrease in the population of men of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the wo...

10/08/2025 10:15 The Guardian
ICC arrest warrant for Putin limits where Trump summit could take place – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed. You can find more of our politics coverage here Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would “federalize” the city if local authorities failed to address crime, specifically...

07/08/2025 02:02 The Guardian
‘That idiot Putin wants to take it all’: Russia’s kamikaze tactics fuel a slow advance in Ukraine

Latest wave of displaced citizens curse ‘imperial ambition’ that has led to an estimated one million Russian casualtiesIt was last year when Valentyn Velykyi noticed Russia’s war with Ukraine was getting closer. In early summer, it arrived on his doorstep. “You could hear explosions day and...

27/07/2025 06:58 The Guardian
Court blocks Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ attempt to end birthright citizenship – as it happened

The 2-1 ruling from the ninth US circuit court of appeals brings issue one step closer to coming back before supreme court. This blog is now closed.Lawmakers are calling for the release of an Afghan interpreter, who worked with the US military for years in his home country, who was seized by armed,...

24/07/2025 02:07 The Guardian
Afghan translator who worked for US military detained by Ice in Connecticut

‘Zia S’ translated for US troops in Afghanistan before fleeing Taliban takeover in 2021 and arriving stateside legallyAn Afghan wartime translator granted a US immigration visa after risking his life to help US troops has been detained by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents,...

23/07/2025 14:18 The Guardian
Syrian security forces ready to deploy to Druze-majority Sweida to quell fighting, minister says – Middle East crisis live

Syrian troops pulled out of Sweida on Thursday on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashesGaza’s civil defence agency said on Friday that Israeli strikes killed 14 people in the north and south of the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, Agence France-Presse (AFP)...

18/07/2025 08:28 The Guardian
Israel attacks Syrian military amid deadly clashes between Druze and Bedouin clans

Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting in southern Syria, with government troops sent to restore order also clashing with armed groupsIsrael’s army has said it struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes have clashed with Druze militias in the lat...

15/07/2025 02:12 The Guardian
Israeli government and military clash over proposed camp for Palestinians

Military opposed to Gaza ‘humanitarian city’ plan, which a former Israeli PM has likened to a concentration campA feud has broken between the Israeli government and the military over the cost and impact of a planned camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, as politicians criticised the former pri...

14/07/2025 18:24 The Guardian
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