All news on the topic: Soldiers

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Female soldier, 19, took her own life after fearing her ’psychotic and possessive’ boss had hacked her phone
A teenage soldier took her own life after she feared her ’psychotic and possessive’ boss had hacked her phone, an inquest has heard.
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Russian occupiers shot six captured Ukrainian soldiers
The invaders shot at least six prisoners of war after capturing a Ukrainian position.
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Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a ‘wake up call’ for US
A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel...
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Soldier fires at civilian car in Poland
A drunk soldier in the Polish town of Mielnik fired shots at a civilian car. The man was immediately detained, according to Polish Radio Białystok.
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Colombian national admits guilt in kidnapping U.S. soldiers
Pedro Silva Ochoa pleaded guilty to kidnapping and assaulting U.S. soldiers in Bogotá.
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UK fighter unlawfully killed in Ukraine - coroner
A former British soldier who went out to Ukraine to help in the war effort against Russia was unlawfully killed by a "comrade", a coroner has found.
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Bloody Sunday: former soldier pleads not guilty to double murder in Belfast trial
Attempt to have case dismissed refused as Soldier F accused of killing James Wray and William McKinney
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Daniel Khalife, a former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison, found guilty of spying for Iran
Police described Khalife, 23, as "the ultimate Walter Mitty character" but said his actions posed a real threat to national security.
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Twelve British soldiers injured in Estonia after Army minibuses collide in severe snow pile-up
Twelve British soldiers have been injured after a major traffic accident on the Tallinn-Narva highway in Estonia involving two minibuses transporting NATO troops to their base.
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British ex-soldier ’captured by Russian troops while fighting in Kursk’ after leaving the UK to join the Ukraine frontline
Fighting in the Kursk region has intensified after Ukraine troops gained ground there
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’Drunken soldiers’ caught in Apache cockpit romp prompt military safety review
Two soldiers who were caught having boozy late-night sex in the cockpit of a Apache helicopter have triggered a safety review by the military.
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North Koreans granted internet access for the first time already have questionable search histories
Thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to fight for Vladimir Putin have reportedly taken up a new hobby after being given unfiltered access to the internet.
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Court hears that soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of escaping from prison, was previously on the run due to a bomb hoax
Khalife, 23, is alleged to have fled the barracks when he realised he would face criminal charges over claims he passed classified information to Iran’s intelligence service.
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Daniel Khalife’s ’spy plot notebooks unveiled’ as ex-soldier is accused of ’stealing military secrets for Iran’
The contents of notebooks purportedly belonging to Daniel Khalife, the former soldier accused of spying for Iran, have been released for the first time.
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found
Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan
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Daniel Khalife: soldier accused of prison escape delivered package to Iranian agents in Turkey
The former member of the Royal Signals, who denies the charges, told MI6 he wanted to be a double agent, a jury hears.
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Putin has ordered the conscription of 133,000 new soldiers for front-line duty
Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of another 133,000 soldiers to aid his war in Ukraine.
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Russian deserter reveals grim reality of life on the front lines in Ukraine
Russian deserter who escaped after being wounded in Ukraine reveals the brutal conditions on the front lines, including forced contracts, extrajudicial executions, and rampant substance abuse among soldiers.
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British Army employing AI robodogs that ’smell fear’ to detect enemies
The military is using AI-powered robodogs that can sniff out enemies - once programmed they can also detect bombs, attack targets or become agitated and run away
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Ukrainian women recount experiences of rape by Russian forces as journalists probe their attackers
Two young women gave their accounts of rape by Russian soldiers to the Kyiv Independent, who set out to identify those responsible.
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Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, marking one of the deadliest incidents for Israeli forces since October 7
Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7.
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New twist in case of US soldier ‘arrested after girlfriend lured him to Russia’
The wife of a US soldier arrested in Russia said his girlfriend ‘stabbed’ him while on a surprise video call with his six-year-old daughter.
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Ukrainians to fight in Putin's army as they're forced to accept Russia passport
The Kremlin is forcing hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to accept Russia passports, meaning they could also be conscripted and forced to fight against their countrymen in Vladimir Putin's war
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Kim Jong-un drives 'world's most powerful tank' as he warns enemies to prepare
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has been showing off his military credentials driving around in what the isolationist nation claims is the 'world's most powerful battle tank'
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Body of soldier, 25, found in river after he ‘got into car by mistake’
Charlie Saywell is thought to have mistakenly gotten into the wrong car in Chatham, Kent, after a night out with friends before his body was tragically found in the River Medway, say police