War

The big picture: the mothers of Beirut’s disappeared

Armed and desperate, the relatives of kidnap victims demanding to be heard in civil-war ravaged Lebanon

We want peace – but not on Putin’s terms, Ukrainians say

Weary of Russia’s war, the citizens of Ukraine are nevertheless wary of a settlement that might give away too much or that doesn’t carry a security guarantee

The killing of Anas al-Sharif is part of a ‘deadly pattern’

Six reporters were killed in a single strike in Gaza last Sunday, bringing the total to at least 242 since October 2023

The world is none the wiser as Trump’s sanction deadline looms

Mixed messages followed US special envoy Steve Wintkoff’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday

Pregnant, panicking… then the bomb struck

Thailand and Cambodia’s ceasefire is holding – for now

After days of clashes, a suspension in fighting has brought calm to the countries’ mutual border

More Gazan children will come to UK for treatment

‘Their welfare is the world’s priority’ MP says after just two young girls granted medical visas since war began

The honeymoon is over for Poland’s Ukrainian refugees

More than a million people fleeing the war have brought many benefits, but a painful history between the two nations and the far-right is stirring divisions

Live in confinement, or leave for ever: Israel’s grim offer to Gazans

IDF plan to pack millions into ‘humanitarian city’ built on the ruins of Rafah is a war crime, say scholars

Bunker busters were a warning to the world

Trump hates foreign wars – so he opted for a massive show of strength instead

No ordinary war: we have entered the age of impunity

The US once held Netanyahu back. Israel’s attacks on Iran prove that restraint has gone

The Wargame: Russia knows our weaknesses

A new podcast series from Sky News and Tortoise examines what might happen in the event of an attack on Britain

Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ for mass drone attack

But Ukraine now depends on Europe for its survival

Marie-Laure de Decker’s Vietnam war self-portrait

The French photographer cast an original eye on the violent conflicts she covered

Triple jeopardy: the betrayal of Afghanistan’s finest

Thousands of elite Afghan forces were blocked from settling in the UK. Some may have witnessed British war crimes. Veterans are asking if the two are connected

The US is reshaping its army to take on China

Europe may become an afterthought

How luck, not judgement, avoided nuclear war

The idea that the cold war was caused by the Americans as much as by Russia is a stretch, says Giles Whittell