Reuters Zhang Youxia was widely seen as President Xi’s closest military ally China’s defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country’s highest-ranking general over “grave violations of discipline and the law”. The ministry gave no further details about accusations against General Zhang Youxia, who has widely been seen as President Xi Jinping’s … Ler mais
Watch: Firefighters battle blazes in Kyiv and Kharkiv after Russian strikes Ukraine has condemned a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight which killed one person and injured 23 others, as talks with the US aimed at ending the war are set to resume. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the “brutal” attack – “cynically” ordered … Ler mais
Watch: Ryan Wedding escorted by police in handcuffs after arrest Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said. Wedding, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, … Ler mais
Frank GardnerBBC Security Correspondent PA Media Blast walls, rocket attacks, Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)… and long queues in the canteen. Anyone who deployed to Afghanistan, in whatever role, between 2001-2021 will have their own vivid memories of that time. It started with the flight in – to Kandahar, Kabul or Camp … Ler mais
Adrienne MurrayCopenhagen Reuters Frederiksen (left) said there was now a “diplomatic, political track” to pursue after a difficult week Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland’s capital Nuuk for talks with the territory’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the … Ler mais
AFP via Getty Images Prince Harry was deployed twice on active service in Afghanistan – including a ten-week period in Helmand province The Duke of Sussex has called for the sacrifices of Nato troops in Afghanistan to be “spoken about truthfully and with respect”, after the US president claimed allies stayed away from the front … Ler mais
Spanish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into complaints of sexual abuse against the singer Julio Iglesias. They ruled that Spanish courts had no jurisdiction and were therefore not competent to investigate crimes committed abroad involving complainants who were not Spanish citizens or residents and who had never travelled to Spain with the star. Two female … Ler mais
A Canadian backpacker, who was found dead on an Australian beach and surrounded by a pack of dingoes earlier this week, likely died of drowning, an autopsy has found. Piper James, 19, had “physical evidence consistent with drowning” and “injuries consistent with dingo bites”, a spokesperson for the Coroners Court of Queensland told BBC news. … Ler mais
Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators are meeting in Abu Dhabi today for the first trilateral talks since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. But there are hurdles to overcome before any peace deal can be agreed, as the BBC’s Joe Inwood explains. Source link
Maia Daviesand Sofia Ferreira Santos Watch: Trump’s comments ‘extremely disrespectful’ – British veteran Donald Trump was “wrong” to diminish the role of Nato and British troops in Afghanistan, Downing Street has said, after the US president claimed allies stayed away from the front line. Trump claimed that Nato sent “some troops” but “stayed a little … Ler mais