Putin orders snap military drills involving 150,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels on Ukrainian border to ensure ‘security in Russia’s southwest’ Russia is conducting snap military drills along its southern border with Ukraine 150,000 troops are involved and will test readiness for larger drill in September It comes just hours after Ukraine … Read more
Britain needs to be prepared to defend itself in space, as future wars will be fought above the Earth using zero gravity weapons, says the UK Defence Secretary. In a speech on air and space power in the ‘age of constant competition’ Ben Wallace said China and Russia were already developing space-based weapons. Satellites, that … Read more
Dominic Cummings wields axe over Cabinet ‘leakers’ Liz Truss, Ben Wallace and Robert Buckland – who are at the top of Boris Johnson’s hitlist in his next reshuffle Friends of Ms Truss are feeling very pessimistic about her career prospects It followed the leaking of a letter she wrote to Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove … Read more
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ended a month-long absence from public view as he appeared at a meeting of the country’s political bureau on Thursday. Kim, thought to be 36, used the meeting to praise North Korea‘s ‘shining success’ in fighting coronavirus as the Hermit Kingdom continues to deny having a single case. The … Read more
Japan has ‘some suspicions’ about the health of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un after months of speculation about his wellbeing. Defence minister Taro Kono revealed his county’s concerns at a press conference on Thursday, the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Kim was not seen for nearly three weeks in April and … Read more
The Defence Secretary was last night accused of a cover-up after it emerged a £10million probe into Afghan veterans was secretly closed down a year ago. Operation Northmoor was ended by the provost marshal heading the Royal Military Police investigation last summer, according to a defence source. Ben Wallace has been accused of prolonging the … Read more
Israel vows to continue operations in Syria until Iran leaves after missile strike kills 14 Tehran-backed fighters Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on Syria since the start of the civil war They rarely confirm operations but have targeted Iranian forces and Hezbollah Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett said: ‘Iran has nothing to do in … Read more