The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found. The military unit was ambushed in the
King Charles appeared hugely interested as he got a taste of the gruelling training regime experienced by Ukrainian military recruits temporarily in Britain. While in south-west England, the head of state witnessed how Ukrainian troops are being taught to attack enemy positions.
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off the country’s east coast on Monday morning, one day after the U.S. held joint military drills with South Korea and Japan. Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, called the U.S. “the
Vladimir Putin’s long-anticipated spring offensive is underway and has left many US officials less than impressed. A senior US diplomat labelled the renewed offensive as “pathetic” in a humiliating assessment of President Putin’s war effort. Victoria Nuland, the under-secretary of state for
A “proxy war” between China and the US over Taiwan could happen during the Biden presidency, a military analyst has told Express.co.uk. “China’s plan is to establish control, including by military means, over Taiwan no later than 2049 and more likely around
British Defence is being outclassed by France despite the UK’s efforts to dig deeper in the Treasury’s pockets. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s defences in the face of an
Two Tennessee National Guardsmen were killed in a horrific helicopter crash near a highway. When emergency services arrived, the helicopter was completely engulfed in flames. Due to the amount of helicopters operating in the area, it took authorities some time to identify
The UK might fall behind France as NATO’s foremost military power in Europe, a think tank has warned. An annual comparison of the strengths of armed forces around the world by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) states that France has
A military helicopter crashed on Highway 53 near Huntsville, Alabama with no survivors, local officials have said. Terrifying footage on doorbell cameras has captured the moment the vehicle fell out of the sky in the town of Harvest. The aircraft was immediately
A Russian journalist was convicted of disparaging the military Wednesday and received a six-year prison sentence, the latest punishment in a relentless crackdown on critics of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The court in the city of Barnaul in southern Siberia found Maria