Tag: Conflict
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Threat level raised to critical in Gulf
Are we heading for a new tanker war in the Gulf? Yesterday, we learned that Iranian boats threatened a British oil tanker — before being driven off by a heavily armed Royal Navy frigate.
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Trump celebrates with tanks and fighter planes
Is Donald Trump behaving like a tin-pot dictator? Last night, he turned the USA’s famous Independence Day celebrations into a military show of strength — with himself at the heart of them.
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Call for cyberwar rules as US attacks Russia
Does the world need new rules of war? Yesterday, we learned that the US has placed malware deep in Russia’s power grid. Elsewhere, most of Argentina was mysteriously plunged into darkness.
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‘The most ghastly disaster of the whole war’
Was D-Day more of an epic human tragedy than a military triumph? Tomorrow, Donald Trump and the Queen will lead the world in marking the 75th anniversary of a famous Allied victory.
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Music, peace and a flicker of hope in Israel
Can Eurovision help solve the Israel-Palestine conflict? An absurd suggestion, perhaps. But, this weekend, all eyes are on Tel Aviv as it hosts the world’s biggest, glitziest talent contest.
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New row erupts over use of animals in war
A funny-looking Russian spy is in the news this morning — a (very friendly) beluga whale. It may seem cute, but the use of military mammals is widespread and many are furious about it.
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Rwanda remembers its genocide 25 years on
This week, Rwanda commemorates the massacres of 1994, in which 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days. The country is now stable, but how does any society recover from such a horror?
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‘Darkest day’ as world mourns mosque slaughter
Yesterday, the death toll in New Zealand rose to 50. A man was arrested in Surrey, suspected of a copycat terrorist attack. Is divisive rhetoric and a climate of hate feeding extremism?
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Nuclear powers India and Pakistan on red alert
The world holds its breath as Pakistan shoots down an Indian jet and the two historic enemies trade threats. A top scientist has warned that war between them could cause two billion deaths.
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ISIS teen bride begs for return to Britain
Should she be allowed back? Four years ago, Shamima Begum fled Britain to join Islamic State. Now, with the caliphate in ruins, she wants to return. Her plea has caused division and uproar.
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Row erupts over claim Churchill was a villain
Can you be a hero and a villain at the same time? Labour’s shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, is under fire for branding Winston Churchill — once voted the “greatest Briton” — a villain.
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Venezuela teeters on the brink of disaster
Under President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has spiralled into tyranny and economic chaos. Now, he has a young challenger and world powers are lining up to pick sides. Is civil war looming?
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Meet Space Force, Trump’s new military branch
Is a new force to protect America in space a good idea? Launching this week, Donald Trump says it will keep the US ahead of China and Russia, but some fear the militarisation of the cosmos.
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World marks 100 years since guns fell silent
Is it time to stop remembering the war? Yesterday, bells rang out around the world to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. Some say it is now time to move on.
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‘Everyone suddenly burst out singing…’
Should they have? Should we? These were the words of war poet Siegfried Sassoon of the day the guns fell silent in 1918. This Sunday, sombre rituals will mark the centenary of Armistice Day.