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“killed four people across the Palestinian territory, including two children”
“Industrial Security Firefighting Teams affiliated with Saudi Aramco extinguished a fire that broke out at dawn today, Sunday, corresponding to 26/2/1448 AH, in one of the facilities belonging to the Saudi Aramco Refinery in Jazan, with no …”
“ran 80 'drop-in sessions', 17 large-scale handouts and gave out over 23,000 freebies”
“His PFF coverage grade of 67.8 ranked 35th and his run-defense grade of 66.6 ranked 40th.”
“two security guards suffered minor injuries in the attack.”
“At least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a local official said.”
“constructed to house 20,000 people.”
“shot down five Iranian missiles targeting its territory”
“Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on July 27 that the group had targeted Aramco facilities in Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones, and facilities in Yanbu with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.”
“at first we were talking about hundreds, then thousands, and now a decision has been made for 30,000 to 50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on the territory of Russia.”
“two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.”
“The ballistic missile strikes killed three and wounded another three, the head of the regional military administration Timur Tkachenko said, adding that falling debris damaged apartment buildings and cars, while a fire broke out at a separ…”
“20,000 people constituted a third of our city's inhabitants.”
“three of its members were killed”
“giving them 21 days to submit plans for 'significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities'”
“Russia also used a North Korean missile on July 30 as President Putin's troops carried out a strike near Kryvyi Rih.”
“Mexico deployed more than 1,500 soldiers and National Guard personnel to Michoacan on Thursday”
“In the early hours of Saturday missiles hit east of the capital and witnesses reported hearing powerful explosions just days after strikes across Ukraine killed 21 people.”
“generators that had enough fuel to power this bunker for two weeks.”
“Nearly one in three defence firms can’t find graduates to hire despite a youth unemployment crisis, a new report has found, as universities have been urged to work more closely with businesses.”
“CSIS estimated that the US had about 452 THAAD interceptors before the war. The stockpile fell to between 232 and 262 by the start of the April ceasefire.”
“Russia continues to mount its onslaught against Ukraine despite more than 1.1 million soldiers being killed or wounded.”
“Emergency crews were also fighting fires at a building and fuel tank in Kyiv, Mayor Vitaly Klitchko wrote on Telegram.”
“guaranteeing every one of its 9 million citizens a bomb shelter space.”
“The report into universities’ impact on business found that nearly three quarters of defence firms already engage with universities although many were suffering from a skills gap.”
“CSIS estimated that the US had around 2,330 Patriot interceptors before the war. That number fell to about 1,030 by the April ceasefire.”
“President Putin retains a close relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, with the pair finalising a deal to secure long-term military cooperation in April 2026.”
“El-Fasher was the army's last stronghold in the western region of Darfur until it fell to the RSF and allied Arab militias after 18 months last October.”
“The country has more than 370,000 nuclear bomb shelters.”
“Around 31 per cent of defence firms said they were experiencing a skills shortage compared to 27 per cent for clean energy industries and 25 per cent for financial services employers.”
“According to the CSIS assessment cited in the supplied material, the US fired more than 1,000 Tomahawks during the Iran war.”
“Pyongyang earned between $7.7billion and $14.4billion from military cooperation with Russia from August 2023 to the end of 2025, a study by South Korea's Institute for National Security Strategy estimated in March.”
“which has been in a brutal power struggle with the military since April 2023.”
“lawmakers voted to maintain the network.”
“The new report has been published just as the government is scrambling to find ways to fund an uplift in defence spending, with officials tussling over when the UK could spent three per cent of GDP on the armed forces and security.”
“agreements with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman worth more than $3 billion are intended to expand production of components used in Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD systems.”
“Analysts have said North Korea's exports of military hardware to Russia have surged, with shipping containers reportedly reaching 33,000 by March 2026.”
“Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant melted down after a massive earthquake and tsunami.”
“The state's environment ministry said in a statement Wednesday it had 'decided to approve' the project... He said however that his ministry had 'no legal possibility to reject or put a time limit to the application' in the absence of sanct…”
“The Pentagon has said the broader initiative is designed to triple Patriot production capacity and quadruple THAAD production.”
“Around 11,000 North Korean troops were stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast at the start of 2026, according to South Korean intelligence.”
“Every residential building in Switzerland is required to either build a bunker with proper blast doors and ventilation systems or developers have to earmark funds for a nearby bunker maintained by the state.”
“Rising two per cent to 1,426p”
“CSIS estimates that replacing the interceptors used during the conflict could take until the end of 2029.”
“However, around 6,000 North Korean soldiers have also died in the conflict as of March this year.”
“Swiss citizens have to pay an upfront fee between $1,700 to around $3,500 for the maintenance and construction of these shelters.”
“left Burnham with a £5bn funding gap to fill”
“Rebuilding more than 1,000 Patriot interceptors used during the conflict could take until around the middle of 2029, according to the CSIS assessment.”
“Nearly 3,000 troops had returned to North Korea by early 2026 under this rotation system.”
“in 2002, Switzerland's government reduced the Sonnenberg bunker capacity from 20,000 to just 2,000.”
“increase military spending by £15bn over the next four years”
“CSIS has estimated that US Tomahawk inventories could take until late 2030 to return to pre-war levels under existing delivery schedules.”
“The 2024 treaty between Moscow and Pyongyang obliges both nations to provide military assistance 'without delay' if either is attacked.”
“the world's largest underground nuclear bunker.”
“spend at least 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence by 2035”
“Production and delivery could take several years, with CSIS estimating lead times of roughly 36 to 39 months after funding approval.”
“built in the 1970s, during the Cold War.”
“nearly £2 billion wiped from our economy”
“Khamenei assumed the position of Supreme Leader shortly after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in joint US-Israeli military strikes on February 28.”
“the entrance to the nuclear bunker underneath the University of Bern's History Department building.”
“Burnham announced that the UK will give Ukraine the intellectual property behind its new “Stone Cloak” electronic warfare system, which is capable of jamming Russian air defences to stop drones from being detected.”
“US President Donald Trump later told Fox News that Iran’s top military leadership had been eliminated and claimed Khamenei was “90% gone” and incapacitated following the military campaign.”
“The hospital in the Sonnenberg bunker is equipped for surgeries and other complex medical procedures.”
“Russia again attacked Ukraine overnight with 147 long-range drones, according to Ukraine's air force, which said it intercepted or jammed 123 of them.”
“Two security guards suffered minor injuries, according to the army.”
“a security station complete with three prison cells.”
“Romania’s Ministry of National Defence said a drone briefly entered its airspace before crossing the river border into Ukraine, where explosions were subsequently reported. It said two F-16 fighter jets were deployed to monitor airspace. T…”
“handwritten notebook containing 155 phone numbers”
“sometimes as many as 40 at a time.”
“In Moscow, Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defences downed 276 Ukrainian drones overnight.”
“According to data provided by the ministry, the Air Force’s share increased from 8.83 per cent of the DSE in 2021-22 to 10.80 per cent in 2026-27.”
“Prior to Friday, the US military had carried out strikes on Iran for 13 consecutive nights, in the largest rekindling of the almost five-month-old war since an April ceasefire.”
“the government also outlined naval modernisation projects, including 26 Rafale-M aircraft, MH-60R helicopter support and heavyweight torpedoes.”
“"Since... our strategy has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations," said Iran's army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia.”
“The Navy has been allocated Rs 47,748.31 crore for committed liabilities and Rs 17,146.28 crore for new schemes.”
“Having seen the financial settlement for the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan on Monday, and knowing that the Ministry of Defence had initially estimated a shortfall of £28bn over the next four years, he found it unacceptable. The acce…”
“At least 30 troops from Yemen's internationally recognised government were killed and around 50 others wounded after Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched coordinated attacks on military camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadramout, marking …”
“I would not be able to accept a DIP settlement that does not give our Forces the resources they need, [and] I am now left with no other option than to submit my resignation as your Defence Secretary.”
“Hours later, a separate series of Houthi attacks struck Saudi Arabia's southern Najran region near the Yemeni border, injuring more than 10 civilians, including a four-year-old child, according to the Saudi military. Saudi military spokesp…”
“You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.”
“two soldiers were killed and four others seriously wounded”
“knowing that the Ministry of Defence had initially estimated a shortfall of £28bn over the next four years”
“Yemen has been engulfed in civil war since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, prompting a Saudi‑led military intervention the following year.”
“the £240m ministry of defence contract awarded without competitive tender is indefensible”
“Yemen's Houthis said they carried out missile and drone attacks on 'Saudi deployments' in Marib and Hadramout on Thursday.”
“At Friday’s meetings the two sides are expected to launch a Franco‑German “steering group” to deepen cooperation on radar systems, “deep‑strike capabilities” and missile defence.”
“There will also be a Franco-German Defence and Security Council meeting at the Noervenich Luftwaffe air base, symbolically underlining the need for European rearmament to ward off the threat from Russia and compensate for waning US commitm…”
“Air defence has been another bone of contention with Germany pushing its European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), which relies heavily on the American Patriot and the Israeli‑American Arrow‑3 systems.”
“France has refused to take part in this project, arguing that it would increase Europe’s dependence on the US and that the continent should instead seek to boost its own defence industry.”
“Merz’s stated ambition to give Germany the “strongest conventional army in Europe” has been welcomed by Berlin's partners but there are worries in France – the world’s second-largest arms exporter – over fresh competition from German indus…”
“Macron said earlier this year that Germany was one of eight countries which had agreed to participate in the project.”
“around 20 of its fighters had been killed.”
“almost 100 drones”
“The government failed to publish its Defence Investment Plan, which was first slated for publication last autumn and then expected to be revealed last week, over a funding row.”
“John Healey resigned as defence secretary over the government’s lack of commitment to raising defence spending to three per cent of GDP by 2030.”
“£4.7bn black hole in defence funding”
“448 acres Northolt occupies”
“home to 32 (The Royal) Squadron and around 2,000 personnel across 38 resident units”
“capped at 7,000 a year, yet the Ministry of Defence later lifted the ceiling to 12,000, a rise of more than 70 per cent”
“around 8,500 movements last year”
