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Vatican

The impressive security measures at Pope Francis' funeral

With hundreds of thousands of mourners and 130 official delegations expected, the security measures for the late pontiff's funeral are among the most extensive ever arrayed in Rome.

Europe News

Spain to meet NATO 2% defence target by 2025

The Spanish Prime Minister confirmed an additional €10.4 billion investment in defence and security to bring the country's spending from 1.28% of GDP in 2024 to the 2% NATO target agreed in 2014.

Europe News

Confidential British Army info found scattered on Newcastle streets

The documents also included details such as soldiers' ranks, emails, shift patterns, and weapon issue details, which experts say could represent a security threat for the named individuals.

Europe in Motion

Are Brits in favour of the creation of a European army with the UK?

Almost half of Brits would support the creation of a European army that included the UK, apart from Reform UK voters who are sticking close to the US.

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Ukraine seeks thousands of new recruits to face Russian army

In Donbas, Ukrainian volunteers, some over 40 and newly trained, prepare for battle, believing defence is their only option against Russian invasion.

Europe News

Could Europe conscript 300,000 troops to deter Russia without the US?

As armed forces across Europe remain stretched and defence budgets constrained, could European nations reinstate compulsory military service? NATO allies are considering conscription.

Europe News

Rapid mobility of troops still 'problematic', say EU auditors

The EU's military mobility budget funded 95 projects in 21 member states, but it remains relatively modest compared to the real needs, Tony Murphy, president of the ECA, told reporters on Wednesday.

Europe News

Finland accelerates preparedness for war in all forms

Finnish commitment to defending their sovereignty from an imperialistic Russia has long been part of the Finnish psyche, and intrinsic to how the state is run. Since Putin's revanchist mindset materialised in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Helsinki has moved to accelerate plans for defense.

World News

Kosovo to open first state-financed ammunition factory

Kosovo plans to develop its military industry and transition its security forces into an army by 2028, despite tensions with Serbia and mixed NATO signals.

Ukraine

Tens of thousands of soldiers have deserted from Ukraine's army

More than 100,000 soldiers have been charged under Ukraine’s desertion laws since Russia invaded in 2022, according to the country’s General Prosecutor.

Europe News

1,000 days of war: Kyiv square filled with flags for Ukraine's fallen

Kyiv's Maidan or Independence Square has been the heart of Ukraine’s revolutions, and for many, it is the only place where their loved ones can truly be honoured.

Europe News

Euroviews. Si vis pacem, para bellum

Experts warn that Russia will be able to launch a full-scale attack on the EU and NATO within the next five years. Europe must finally take its security into its own hands, Andrzej Halicki and Andrius Kubilius write.

South Korea

South Korea unveils most powerful missile

"If North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face the resolute and overwhelming response of our military and the (South Korea)-US alliance," President Yoon Suk Yeol said.

Lebanon

Israel has assassinated a seventh senior Hezbollah official

Israel says it's killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant group reels from a string of devastating blows

World News

Israeli army spokesman says: 'We don't rule out invasion'

Hours after the death of the leader of Hezbollah, an Israeli army spokesman said Israel won't rule out the possibility that it may invade Lebanon.

Europe News

Russian strikes kill at least three people in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian munitions warehouse whilst Russian strikes killed at least four Ukranians.

Poland

Poland signs deal for Apache helicopters to boost national security

Poland's defence ministry will purchase the helicopters from Boeing and General Electric.

Culture news

SXSW drops US Army as sponsor for 2025 festival

South by Southwest - or SXSW - the annual US conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals has dropped its US Army sponsor following protests at this year's event.

Russia

Russian court sentences US soldier to 45 months in prison for theft

Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, was arrested in the Pacific port city earlier this year after his girlfriend accused him of stealing from her.

The Cube

Fact-check: Is the EU setting up a European army?

Critics of the EU have long claimed that the bloc has created a joint army or soon will, citing calls from pro-European voices who want an ever-closer union. The Cube unpacks the myth.