The Latest Breaking News from the defence ministry

General Rudzani Maphwanya’s comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump.

These are the key events on day 1,145 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Three of the Kirti Chakras and four of the Shaurya Chakras will be awarded posthumously, the Defence Ministry said. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

People may have broken in and contaminated supply pipes at Cologne-Wahn airbase, the defence ministry says

Nearly a third of France’s 64 Olympic medals were won by members of the French armed forces, with the military having become a major institution in supporting high-level athletes. As France looks to maintain – if not grow – its Olympic record, increasing support for athletes from the public sector,…

Authorities arrest Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, latest in a string of bribery arrests of high-ranking officials.

Putin may be ruling over a Russia that is internally more repressive, economically weaker and isolated in the West and in a war of attrition with a permanently hostile neighbour

Defence Ministry approves elevated corridors on Hyderabad-Karimnagar and Hyderabad-Nagpur highways, easing traffic congestion, ending 8-year stalemate.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's air force for the past ten days, destroying ten of its warplanes – worth a total of £611 million.