Defence And Military

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Canadian veterans and families of fallen soldiers have reacted with anger and disappointment to recent remarks from senior figures in Donald Trump’s administration that have questioned Canada’s military strength and appeared to dismiss the contribution of Canadian troops to US-led and Nato operations. For veterans who fought alongside American forces in Afghanistan and for families who lost relatives...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A Nigerian military aircraft has crashed in the country’s southern region, killing all 32 people on board in a devastating accident that has prompted an emergency search and recovery operation. The victims included 25 passengers and seven crew members, according to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The aircraft was reportedly carrying out a routine mission linked to the country’s...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Lithuania has offered to cover the costs of establishing a permanent US military base on its territory if Washington agrees to turn its current rotational deployment into a long-term presence, in a move that could further strengthen the Baltic state’s security relationship with the United States. Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on Tuesday that his government was...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected suggestions that her party is proposing to build a British version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, despite Conservative communications repeatedly using the comparison to explain its planned “Britannia Shield” programme. The dispute has emerged during the Conservative party conference, where the party has placed national defence and the protection of...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. British events company Informa has agreed to buy rival events organiser Clarion from private equity giant Blackstone in a deal valued at £2.24bn, bringing a wide range of major trade exhibitions, defence fairs, entertainment conventions and specialist gatherings under the FTSE 100 group's expanding global portfolio. The acquisition represents a significant expansion for Informa, which is seeking to...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than eight decades after the end of the Second World War, unexploded German bombs continue to pose a dangerous and unpredictable threat across Britain, forcing specialist military teams to confront weapons that have spent generations buried underground or hidden beneath the country’s waterways. The scale of the continuing problem was starkly illustrated on 14 January 2026, when...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Britain is facing growing risks to its food supply but lacks a comprehensive national plan for feeding the population during a major crisis, according to a warning from more than 150 academics, business leaders, community organisations and food-sector experts. The experts have urged the government to treat food security as a matter of national security, warning that climate...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Germany has pledged €1bn in new military assistance to Ukraine as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure ahead of winter, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declaring that Berlin will not be pressured into reducing its support for Kyiv. Merz made the announcement during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, where repeated air raid warnings and...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Yemen’s internationally recognised government has announced a major new military campaign aimed at reclaiming territory controlled by the Houthi movement, raising fears of a significant escalation in the country’s long-running civil war. The announcement came after Houthi forces reportedly captured a key area near the western city of Taiz and cut an important supply route linking the besieged...

Published: 03 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Kyiv is facing growing disruption after repeated Russian strikes hit bridges and other infrastructure across the Ukrainian capital, causing major traffic problems and forcing authorities to suspend or restrict movement across several key crossings over the Dnipro River. Russian forces struck a bridge connecting the two sides of Kyiv for a second consecutive day, Ukrainian officials said, as...