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UK Labour Govt Tells Jobless Youth to Consider the Army as Worklessness Hits Record High

With youth unemployment hitting a record high of 1 million, the government is promoting the Armed Forces as a 'gold standard' alternative to university.

International Business Times UK

Young and unemployed? Join the military, defence minister says

The veterans minister also said that some trade apprenticeships were more valuable than ‘a place at Oxbridge’

The Independent UK

Inside Portugal’s huge operation to beat wildfires with Black Hawks, bulldozers and firefighters

The public are being asked to 'do their part' by clearing tinder from around their homes.

Euronews

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Pete Hegseth Wants the D.C. Circuit To Let Him Punish a Senator for Criticizing Him

The defense secretary's asserted authority to control the speech of retired military officers "would chill public participation by veterans," a brief supporting Mark Kelly warns.

Reason

Reeves digs heels in over defence boost despite fears UK security is ‘in peril’

The armed forces are thought to be facing a financial black hole of around £28bn over the next four years

The Independent UK

British army so depleted it could only ‘seize a small market town on a good day’

General Sir Richard Barrons issues stark assessment amid concerns over UK’s lack of preparedness for war

The Independent UK

All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months

From Basij commanders to the Supreme Leader, some of the Islamic Republic’s most important figures were killed in two waves of attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran in the past nine months.

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Judge Preliminarily Blocks Military Disciplinary Measures Against Senator (and Retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly

An excerpt from Judge Richard Leon's long (and exclamation-point-filled) opinion today in Kelly v. Hegseth (D.D.C.): United States Senator Mark… The post Judge Preliminarily Blocks Military Disciplinary Measures Against Senator (and Retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

'Unfit' Keir Starmer Warned Over Veteran 'Witch Hunt' As Legal Past Stabs Troops In The Back

Keir Starmer's legal past pursuing British veterans through the courts raises troubling questions about his fitness to command the armed forces during a critical moment for national security.

International Business Times UK

“Everyone Felt It”: Conspiracy Theorists Go Wild Over Clip Of Soldier During Presidential Speech

"Silent act of defiance?"

Bored Panda

Why do Kate and Camilla wear more than one poppy? The poignant reasons behind their Remembrance Day symbols

They both wear multiple poppies to the National Service of Remembrance and this isn't unusual for the Royal Family

Woman & Home

Duchess Sophie’s face 'lit up' as she shared update on Lady Louise

The royal was visibly moved as she spoke with a Ukrainian student in Japan and she revealed something new about her daughter

Woman & Home

Polish president vetoes bill to extend support for Ukraine's Starlink

Monday's veto will also affect benefits Ukrainian refugees living in Poland receive from the state, as well as limiting their access to child benefits and healthcare.

Euronews

Church of England praying for peace but preparing for war

The Church’s parliament – officially known as the General Synod – will hear from a senior military figure when it meets next month.

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Labour Government plan to teach 'importance of UK military' in schools

THE UK Government are reportedly planning to teach children the “value of the British military” in schools ...

The Independent UK

Former UK military chief encourages doubling of defence spending

The UK spent £53.9 billion on defence in the 2023/24 and the Government has committed to increases in the coming years.

International Business Times

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Transgender Military Ban, Calls It 'Soaked In Animus'

Judge Ana Reyes, from Washington, D.C., noted that this ban "is soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact."

International Business Times

Violence-hit Ecuador Chooses Next President

Some 14 million Ecuadorans will go to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century.

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Radio France Internationale

France's Macron wants more young volunteers 'to reinforce' the army

In his New Year's address to the armed forces, President Emmanuel Macron called for a revision of France's military strategy, instructing officials to submit proposals on how to adapt to modern "perils" by May. This includes measures to encourage young people to strengthen the army reserves.

The Independent UK

Trump keeps saluting during the national anthem – despite flag code regulations saying he shouldn’t

U.S. Code states that those who are not members of the armed forces should put their hands over their hearts during the national anthem

Evening Standard

Armed Forces commissioner expected to be in place in 2026, defence minister says

All candidates put forward for the role, which will act as ‘an independent champion’ for the Armed Forces, will undergo ‘robust scrutiny’.

International Business Times

Pakistan Military Convicts 60 More Civilians Of Pro-Khan Unrest

Pakistan military courts have sentenced 60 more civilians for taking part in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said Thursday, after international outcry over earlier announced convictions.

The Independent UK

LGBT veterans to receive £70,000 for historic mistreatment in armed forces

A ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual people serving in the armed forces was lifted in 2000

The Independent UK

Armed forces chief speaks out on chance of Russia attack and invasion of UK

There is only a “remote chance” Russia would directly attack or invade the United Kingdom, the chief of the Armed Forces has said.

Dynamite News

Over 1.76 crore school students from all states, UTs participate in Project Veer Gatha 4.0

The students have sent poems, paintings, essays, videos, etc. in honour of the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers/personnel of the Armed Forces. Read further on Dynamite News:

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