UK’s Starmer announces 300-billion-pound defence investment plan
Plan includes more than 5 billion pounds for drones and autonomous systems over four years, Ministry of Defence says.
Starmer to unveil long-delayed defence investment plan amid ‘too little, too late’ criticism – UK politics live
The Ministry of Defence has already given some details of what’s in the defence investment plan (Dip), even though the…
New defence secretary wins another £1.5bn to boost drone spending
The defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, bypassed Keir Starmer to get the Treasury to agree to more funding. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAView…
Israel launches attacks and incursions inside southern Syria
Israeli forces have shelled a village in southern Syria, firing artillery and illumination flares overnight.
The US-Iran MoU looks at managing the pain rather than ending the war
The US-Iran MoU acts as a state-to-state framework managing mutual pain, not a definitive end to regional conflict.
Why Pakistan’s Afghan air strikes aren’t stopping armed attacks
Analysts warn military pressure alone cannot contain a threat from armed groups that has reached Pakistan's cities.
Vance Vs Rubio: Is Team Trump divided on Iran and Lebanon?
The White House denied a split between the two officials who have historically held diverging foreign policy positions.
Russia-Ukraine war: Why has Putin rejected limits on long-range strikes?
Russian president claims Ukraine, which has ramped up attacks on Russia's energy sector, proposed the limits.
‘Digging with a needle’: Generals stall peace as Sudan’s el-Obeid burns
The battle for el-Obeid exposes the foreign arms and polarised narratives stalling peace in Sudan’s grinding war.
US strikes Iran for second day: Is it a violation of war powers resolution?
Days after Congress tells Trump he needs to seek its approval or end Iran war, Trump returns to attacks. Is…