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A group of US senators has called for a legal review of President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. The renewed concerns emerged after the Washington Post reported on Friday that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had issued an order to kill survivors from one of the vessels set ablaze …

Despite a sharp and record-breaking rise in overall global arms sales last year, the combined revenue of the eight Chinese firms listed in the weapons industry’s Top 100 fell drastically, a Swedish think tank has found. The 10 per cent fall to US$88.3 billion was also the biggest aggregated percentage drop among the countries with companies in the list, released …

Europe has long discredited itself by repeatedly derailing deals aimed at settling the crisis, Russia’s top diplomat says Europe has long lost its right to have a say in the Ukraine crisis and effectively “removed itself” from the negotiations process through its own actions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The top diplomat made the remarks on Sunday to …

A former Army officer and defence commentator has identified the EU country that he believes is the weakest point in Europe’s defences against Russian aggression. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE, who served in the British Army for 23 years, believes that the Republic of Ireland, known for its neutrality for over a century, is an “open goal” for Moscow. The country’s …

Eight more wild boar with suspected cases of African swine fever were discovered near Barcelona, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Sunday, as Spain struggles to limit the damage to a pork export industry worth billions of euros a year. The newspaper cited sources close to the Catalan agriculture ministry. Two cases have been confirmed, and 12 others have shown signs …

Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv have killed at least three people this weekend amid continued efforts from the US and Donald Trump to bring peace. Two people were killed in Ukraine’s capital city, and another in the broader Kyiv region, the regional police said. A further 29 people were wounded in the city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Debris …

Brutal Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea have been condemned by Turkey. Kyiv said it used naval Sea Baby drones to smash the tankers in quick succession off Turkey’s Black Sea coast late on Friday afternoon. Crew members on board both vessels were reported to be safe. Video posted on social media …

Deploying foreign weapons of mass destruction and joining NATO could serve as “security guarantees” for Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny believes Only joining NATO, hosting nuclear weapons, or accepting a major foreign military force can truly guarantee Ukraine’s security, ex-top general Valery has claimed. Ukraine’s former armed forces commander-in-chief made the remarks in a piece run by The Telegraph on Saturday. The …

By noon on Sunday, four days after the fire began, the government’s support fund had grown to HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million), with HK$900 million in public donations and HK$300 million in government grants. The total does not include donations to non-governmental organisations such as the Hong Kong Red Cross. About HK$1 billion was raised in Hong Kong in the first …

The West wants still more sanctions on Moscow because it cannot compete with the Russian weapons industry, the foreign minister has said The West is losing the arms race and now calling for sanctions on Russian military equipment in an effort to punish Moscow for its role in the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed. Speaking in …