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Palantir becomes a ‘Trump trade’ as investors bet on higher defence spending
Peter Thiel-founded data company, whose biggest client is the US government, rises $23bn in value since electionWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
German defence minister clears way for Scholz to lead SPD into elections
Boris Pistorius said speculation over who would be the party’s main candidate was damaging its campaign prospectsWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Poland urges EU to spend more on eastern defences ahead of Trump’s return
Warsaw has largest military budget among Nato alliesWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Britain’s national security demands more than a defence review
As the international order cracks, the nation’s capabilities must adjust to a new worldBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will ‘surely return in body bags’, US envoy says
Envoy to UN Robert Wood gives warning ahead of security council meeting, as US and South Korea defence chiefs urge North Korea to withdraw. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war The ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Middle East crisis live: protests in Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu sacks defence minister
Crowds reportedly clash with police outside Israeli prime minister’s home after he sacks Yoav Gallant. Al Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
While the world’s eyes were elsewhere, Netanyahu fired his defence minister – the consequences will be huge | Alon Pinkas
The PM gambled that he could get away with sacking Yoav Gallant during the US election, but Israelis are angry; he may have miscalculated. In the middle of a 13-months-long, two-theatre war in Gaza ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches
US had warned Israel a month ago that it had just 30 days to address humanitarian crisis. Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Pete Hegseth: US army veteran, Fox News firebrand and now defence secretary nominee
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran gained notoriety by blaming ‘wokeness’ for US military failures. Now he is set to be in chargeBusiness - Financial Times - November 13 -
‘Israel is trying to terrorise people’: Lebanon’s civil defence reels after deadly strike
After 20 people including 15 first responders killed in Douris, rescuers ask why state service was targeted. All the corpses had been recovered but still the rescuers sifted through the rubble. A ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Trump defence pick paid accuser to save TV job, but denies sexual assault
Pete Hegseth maintains he is innocent and says the sexual encounter in 2017 was consensual.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says
Missiles targeted an ammunitions depot in Bryansk region, Moscow says, with Foreign Minister Lavrov saying the US wanted to escalate the conflict.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Anatomy of a non-scandal: the defence of Allison Pearson reveals how ‘free speech’ has been weaponised | Jane Martinson
The Telegraph journalist sent a deeply offensive and inaccurate tweet. Yet she has won the support of a swath of newspapers, an ex-PM – and Elon Musk. The Allison Pearson saga is nothing if not a ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Cop29 live: UN chair ‘so sick’ of Saudi Arabia’s defence of fossil fuels
Former climate minister for Canada reacts after Saudi delegation said it ‘will not accept any text that targets any specific sectors, including fossil fuels’. My colleague Patrick Greenfield is ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy urges ‘firm and decisive’ international response to ‘latest act of Russian madness’
Russian leader claims experimental ballistic missile cannot be intercepted and says Moscow will keep testing and begin serial production . Russia ’s use of an experimental hypersonic missile to ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday
