British army to investigate conduct of troops in Kenya amid rape and murder claims | Ministry of Defence
The military is to launch an investigation into the actions of British troops stationed at military bases in Kenya following multiple allegations of serious abuse by soldiers, including rape and murder. The inquiry aims to examine the conduct of military personnel assigned to the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). This is where the soldier […]
Get Public Into Defence Effort Without Causing Panic Says Ukraine Report
Although the British army is too small and the war in Ukraine shows the need to involve the “whole of society” in defense, the public is deeply averse to the concept of conscription, and moving the debate away from it is a matter of ” “difficult,” the parliamentary report said. On the lessons learned from […]
Ex-defence secretary Wallace ‘was advised against inquiry into SAS executions allegations’ | Ministry of Defence
Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was advised by his permanent secretary that a public inquiry into alleged executions by the SAS in Afghanistan would be “costly, counterproductive and extremely damaging to the reputation of the British military”. Sir Stephen Lovegrove tried to persuade Mr Wallace in August 2020 not to commission a formal hearing, fearing […]
Celtic start Premiership defence with comfortable win over Kilmarnock | Scottish Premiership
Celtic began their Premiership title defence with a 4–0 home win over Kilmarnock. Hatate Reo gave Celtic the lead in the 17th minute with a cool shot from the edge of the penalty area, and Liam Scales doubled their lead five minutes before the end of the first half when he headed in a Matt […]
Trump says Taiwan should pay the US for its defence as ‘it doesn’t give us anything’ | Taiwan
Donald Trump has said Taiwan should pay the United States for its defense against China and questioned whether the United States would support Taiwan’s democracy if Trump returns to power in November’s presidential election. In response to Trump’s comments, Taiwan Premier Zhao Chung-chi said Taiwan and the United States had good relations despite the lack […]
UK will give Ukraine £3bn a year ‘for as long as it takes’, says Starmer | Defence policy
Keir Starmer said his new government would stick to plans to spend at least £3 billion a year on military aid to Ukraine for as long as the conflict with Russia continues. Speaking after his first official bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Washington, the prime minister confirmed that […]
Ukrainian air defence repels rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kyiv, say officials – Ukraine war live | Ukraine
Ukrainian air defenses repel rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kiev, officials say Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Monday. KyivLocal authorities said: Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko They reported an explosion in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to remain in shelters. According to local reporters from […]
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip | Israel
Welcome and Overview Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and the wider crisis in the Middle East. Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav GalantLebanon’s president warned that Israeli forces were capable of pushing Lebanon “back to the Stone Age” in any war with Hezbollah, but insisted his government wanted a diplomatic […]
China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence | Taiwan
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said peaceful “unification” with Taiwan remains China’s goal but that prospects are undermined by Taiwanese “separatists” and outside forces. Taiwan is democratically governed and has never been ruled by the Communist Party of China. On May 20, newly elected President Lai Ching-te took office. This routine democratic transition has angered […]
‘The gangs are in charge’: Haiti’s outgunned police fight a desperate rear defence | Haiti
Nine hours and countless bullets have passed since gunmen began shelling Port-au-Prince’s Stanley Police Station, and a police officer in his 20s is beginning to wonder if he will make it out alive. “The reason you haven’t heard from me is because I’m dead,” he wrote in a farewell on his family’s WhatsApp group. The […]