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UK military faces $22 billion equipment shortfall, watchdog says

UK military faces $22 billion equipment shortfall, watchdog says

Britain's armed forces face an equipment funding shortfall of 17 billion pounds ($21.6 billion) over the next 10 years, a public spending watchdog said on Monday, a concern for defence chiefs at a time of heightened geopolitical risks. The National Audit Office (NAO) put the estimate for the budge

Two dead in India, roads submerged as Cyclone Michaung nears

Two dead in India, roads submerged as Cyclone Michaung nears

At least two people died and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states braced on Monday for a severe cyclone likely to hit in the next 24 hours. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern Indian

Israel orders Gazans out of swathes of Khan Younis

Israel orders Gazans out of swathes of Khan Younis

Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as bombs fell on areas still described as safe. Israel’s military posted a map on X on Monday morning wit

Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine

Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine

Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official said on Monday. The governor of Russia's Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, said Zavadsky had died "at a combat post in the special operation zone", without giving furt

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