Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un’s agreement raises western alarm about possible Russian help for nuclear programme The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the North Korean...
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Former Trump national security adviser urges resumption of nuclear testing
Robert O’Brien says US should abandon moratorium but experts say proposal would hasten global nuclear arms race Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Robert O’Brien,...
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin praises North Korea’s ‘firm support’ for war ahead of Pyongyang visit
Visit is Russian president’s first to North Korea in 24 years as he seeks continued military support from Kim Jong-un Report: Vladimir Putin to visit...
Zelenskiy accuses China of deterring countries from going to peace summit
Ukrainian president says Beijing is supporting efforts by Moscow to warn leaders off attending Swiss meeting Volodomyr Zelenskiy has accused China of discouraging other countries...
US challenges Shapps’ claim China is sending ‘lethal aid’ to Russia
UK defence secretary said on Wednesday that Moscow was receiving help with combat equipment for use in Ukraine See all our Ukraine war coverage Joe...
New Caledonia unrest: Australia and New Zealand sending evacuation flights for stranded tourists
France gives clearance for several planes to bring home travellers stuck in French Pacific territory in wake of violent protests People in New Caledonia: how...
Putin arrives in Beijing for China state visit as Ukraine war intensifies – live
The Russian president will meet Xi Jinping as part of a trip that Chinese state media has described a visit from an ‘old friend’ Full...
Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling
Joint UK-French investigation alleges group advertised small-boat crossings of Channel on social media Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into...
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds Global military expenditure has reached a record high of...
Thousands of foreign nurses a year leave UK to work abroad
Exclusive: Surge in nurses originally from outside the EU moving overseas prompts concern Britain is a ‘staging post’ in their careers Almost 9,000 foreign nurses...
