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“Outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has committed to publishing the long-delayed defence investment plan (DIP) before the NATO summit in Turkey on 7 July after months of talks over how to fund it.”
“The White House is not confident Britain will honour a commitment to allocate five per cent of GDP to military spending”
“Once a soldier is signed up to fight, he can expect to live for just 10 days to three weeks — from arrival at the training ground to death in combat”
“The government reported on state television that more than 14,000 members of the military and police are now patrolling La Guaira state, where access is blocked and special permits are required to enter.”
“He’s fired about 20 admirals and generals…these are great people”
“In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev.”
“Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens more. Russia launched a series of strikes on Kyiv, hitting residential buildings and triggering a fi…”
“The government did not specify how much funding had been set aside in the DIP for development of the new vessels, which are expected to be delivered in the 2030s.”
“Sir Keir is expected to announce a £15billion uplift in military spending through the Dip this coming week”
“In late 2025, Russian officials claimed they had recruited more than 420,000 new soldiers for year‑long military contracts”
“I think it’s caused damage to the Pentagon, to our overall military”
“Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night”
“American company Anduril makes the “Seabed Sentry“- a weighted cylinder that uses sensors and AI to monitor what is happening under the sea. They could be used to listen out for spying and sabotage by Russian submarines. They are far cheap…”
“Nato figures showed the government spent 2.3% of GDP on defence as of 2025, slightly below the average for alliance members once US spending was discounted.”
“the document will omit any specific date for reaching the 3 per cent threshold defence chiefs have requested”
“According to military bloggers, Russia still recruits roughly 800 to 1,000 new voluntary contract soldiers per day”
“The way he’s done [firings], it’s wholesale, and I think it’s hurt the military”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev.”
“Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens more. Russia launched a series of strikes on Kyiv, hitting residential buildings and triggering a f…”
“The government has committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, and along with other Nato allies has set out an ambition to increase it to 3.5% by 2035.”
“John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary on June 11”
“Russia is now spending more than half of its state budget on the military”
“very dangerous”
“Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down”
“The UK is woefully unprepared with the Royal Navy in a desperate condition. Whoever sits in Downing Street come next September will need to address matters of defence, homeland and cyber defence especially, with urgency.”
“In his resignation letter, Healey said the draft DIP at the time he left office on 11 June amounted to a planned rise to 2.68% of GDP by 2030.”
“Britain has achieved the initial 2 per cent target demanded by Mr Trump”
“New Russian recruits have a life expectancy of just 20 to 35 minutes in combat in Ukraine — showing how quickly Vladimir Putin’s troops are falling victim to drone warfare, according to chilling reports from Moscow.”
“Since taking office in early 2025, the defense secretary has overseen a series of high-level departures”
“"In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev."”
“Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has said 13 people had been killed, with about three dozen locations across the city damaged in the attacks.”
“On Saturday, the MoD said £500m would be allocated to equip the UK's elite Commando Force with new boats and the "latest drone and autonomous technology" as part of the plan.”
“the UK's proportional defence spending now ranking below that of 13 fellow Nato members”
“Once a soldier is signed up to fight, he can expect to live for just 10 days to three weeks — from arrival at the training ground to death in combat, according to historian Peter Frankopan in an op-ed for Foreign Policy, citing Russian mil…”
“including the April 2026 removal of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, as well as the ouster of General David Hodne, who led Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Major General William Green Jr., the Army’s chief of chaplains”
“"Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russia, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas."”
“Sir Keir Starmer’s much-delayed Defence Investment Plan had one big bet at its heart: drones are the future of warfare.”
“It is due to be published before he potentially takes office - which, unless a challenger for the Labour leadership emerges and triggers a full contest, is expected to be on 20 July.”
“Mr Trump is anticipated to travel to Ankara on July 7 for the annual Nato summit”
“In late 2025, Russian officials claimed they had recruited more than 420,000 new soldiers for year-long military contracts, but even state media admits those numbers are down some 30% this year.”
“"Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said."”
“Sir Keir Starmer’s much-delayed Defence Investment Plan had one big bet at its heart: drones are the future of warfare.”
“The parade, at 14:00 BST on Sunday, was followed by a service and entertainment.”
“Mr Rutte's anticipated progress report at the summit is expected to show European allies and Canada have collectively raised their defence budgets by 20 per cent, equivalent to $100billion”
“According to military bloggers, Russia still recruits roughly 800 to 1,000 new voluntary contract soldiers per day, with many of them rushed through just a handful of days of combat training.”
“killed one person in Slavyansk and wounded another in a nearby village”
“Hundreds of people gathered in Stoke-on-Trent for Armed Forces Day celebrations.”
“John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary on June 11, had advocated for a 2030 deadline”
“Average monthly casualties are now running at more than 30,000, with various Western sources putting the total Russian casualties at more than 1 million since the start of the war in February 2022.”
“Russian aerial bomb killed two people in Zaporizhzhia — a city in southern Ukraine — and injured 16 others, including two children”
“The town is holding its own Armed Forces Day at the Defence School of Logistics, DST Leconfield, on Saturday 4 July”
“Similarly, the Tories have said they would be ready to fight one if needed, with leader Kemi Badenoch specifying the need to focus of defence, and that a snap election ought to be called should Labour fail to deliver.”
“Russia — which has a population of about 143 million — is now suffering eight casualties for every one lost by Ukraine, according to estimates cited by Frankopan.”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another”
“In Cleethorpes, events took place on the seafront over three days, from Friday to Sunday”
“Instead, the Navy will buy at least six so-called "common combat vessels" (CCVs), which will act as "command hubs" for uncrewed systems.”
“For context, the average monthly salary in Russia is only around $1,000 a month, and far lower in many of the remote regions where Putin is recruiting soldiers.”
“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”
“while one was held in Queen Victoria Square in Hull on Saturday”
“Former Defence Secretary John Healey shockingly resigned earlier this month after he discovered the Dip would deliver just £13.5billion in additional military investment, which he described as falling "well short" of requirements.”
“I'm a Kobe guy, so he played both sides of the ball. That's my idol, so I'm trying to lock down on defense.”
“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”
“He concluded: "They treated our home like their own, and we are better for it."”
“The Government maintains it is delivering a generational boost to defence spending, with £270billion in additional funding across this parliament.”
“launching strikes at 10 targets”
“John Healey resigned as defense secretary earlier in June”
“Dawn the duck stole the show during the Tartan Army's Downtown March in Providence, Rhode Island, on 18 June.”
“Funding for up to eight Type 83 destroyers and five Type 32 frigates is said to have been pulled.”
“conducted strikes tonight on 10 Iranian military targets”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.”
“A key strength is DR Congo's defence - the team have 29 clean sheets, meaning they've not let in any goals over 57 games under manager Sébastien Desabre.”
“Instead, the Navy will buy at least six so-called "common combat vessels" (CCVs)”
“Residents in some Mesa County communities have been told to evacuate the areas, as the Colorado National Guard was also responding to the wildfire.”
“Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russia, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.”
“the error-strewn defence were embarrassed three times in total”
“The replacement of 13 Royal Navy warships was set to make up part of the Dip”
“Iran’s military capabilities ensure the Iranian people’s inherent right to legitimate self-defence in the face of aggression and crimes, while at the same time guaranteeing peace and stability in the region… Baghaei accused the Gulf nation…”
“Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.”
“just £13.5billion in additional military investment”
“The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday eliminated a Hamas commander who directed the kidnapping of civilians during the Palestinian terror group’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, the military said on Saturday.”
“Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said.”
“just £1billion has been added to the plan since his departure”
“Walid Haniyeh, who served as the deputy commander of a Nukhba Force company in Hamas’s “military wing,” continued to recruit and train terrorists during the past two-and-a-half years of war, according to the statement.”
“Elsewhere, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.”
“£270billion in additional funding across this parliament”
“Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout and two other terrorists “were traveling in a vehicle while armed with weapons, and as such posed a threat to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip,” the army stated.”
“injured another”
“ahead of a Nato summit on July 7”
“In an additional strike that day, the IDF eliminated Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada, who commanded a Nukhba Force cell and stole an Israeli military vehicle during the Oct. 7 assault, the military said on Sunday.”
“shot down 213 Ukrainian drones”
“In a separate airstrike on Wednesday, the IDF killed Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada, who commanded a Nukhba Force cell and stole an Israeli military vehicle during the Oct. 7 assault, the military said on Sunday.”
“142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles”
“killed one person and injured another”
“125 drones and seven missiles were struck down”
“Kuwait, which hosts a major U.S. Army base, said it had detected and intercepted two ballistic missiles and there were no reports of injuries or damage.”
“killed an Israeli soldier”
“Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.”
“A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman for both inbound and outbound traffic, setting up a new flashpoint with Tehran.”
“The U.S. military’s Central Command said it struck Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities” on Sunday, following an attack on a ship at se…”
“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.”
