All news on the topic: Soldiers

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Germany investigates elite paratrooper unit over Nazi symbolism, sexual harassment and drug use
Germany’s armed forces are facing a large-scale investigation over allegations of sexual harassment, far-right extremism, and drug use within the elite 26th Parachute Regiment.
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British soldier Lance Corporal George Hooley named as serviceman killed in Ukraine
A British soldier who was killed while on duty in Ukraine has been identified and photographed by the Ministry of Defence.
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Russian military commanders are torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine
Russian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, according to a new investigation by the independent outlet Verstka, which paints a bleak picture of internal violence within the Russian army.
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Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way
Madagascar’s president announced that an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was happening, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday declared it was taking control of the army.
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Trial begins for Soldier F over Bloody Sunday killings in Derry
Soldiers disgraced the British army by targeting unarmed civilians in an "unjustified" and "gratuitous" use of force on Bloody Sunday, the murder trial of an army veteran has heard.
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Miracle survival: Ukrainian soldier crawls five days after throat slit by Russian troops
A Ukrainian soldier is lucky to be alive after having his throat slit by Russian soldiers and being thrown into a pit.
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Body of missing British soldier found three hours after search announced
The body of a missing soldier was found just three hours after he was reported missing.
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Body of missing British Army sergeant Alex Kearney found in Wiltshire
A body has been found in the search for a missing soldier who has been reported missing since Sunday.
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Three Belgian paratroopers injured in shooting at military base in Scotland
Three Belgium soldiers have been wounded in a ‘shooting incident’ at a military base in Scotland.
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Search efforts continue for four missing US soldiers in Lithuania after their vehicle is found submerged
US army says search efforts are ongoing after Nato secretary general tells reporters servicemembers were ‘killed’
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Four U.S. soldiers and a vehicle go missing during tactical training in Lithuania
Military officials state that soldiers were engaged in pre-planned tactical training outside of Vilnius.
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Daniel Khalife received a heroic reception from inmates after being transferred to HMP Frankland prison
A spy who managed to escape from prison by strapping himself to the bottom of a lorry has reportedly been relocated to a high-security jail - and was given a hero’s welcome.
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Grieving families lash out at US Vice President JD Vance over ’offensive’ comments about UK soldiers
Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at ’offensive clown’ US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops
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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.