US tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers

BENGALURU -The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the first time this week alongside F-16s, Super Hornets and B-1B bombers as Washington looks to woo New D...

Shared concern over Iran drive US, Saudi efforts to overcome tension

RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia are trying to move beyond a public spat last year that saw strategic ties hit a nadir, as Western and Gulf security concerns align over the th...

US launches “disruptive technology strike force”

(Reuters) - A top U.S. law enforcement official on Thursday unveiled a new "disruptive technology strike force" tasked with safe-guarding American technology from foreign adversaries and other nat...

US Congress members seek halt to $1B Nigeria weapons deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria fol...

Russia bombards Ukraine as Bakhmut siege grinds on

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of B...

NATO chief says “time is now” for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden memberships

ANKARA (Reuters) -NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the "time is now" for Turkey to ratify applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defence alliance. Stoltenberg was s...

Seif al-Adel is now al-Qaida's “uncontested” new leader, UN report says

DUBAI (Reuters) -Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the "uncontested" leader of the ...

NATO countries pledge 48 Leopard 2 tanks for Kyiv, boost munitions output

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO countries are ramping up production of artillery munitions as Ukraine is burning through shells much faster than the West can make them, the alliance said on Wednesday...

Russian bombers intercepted by NORAD near Alaska

(Reuters) -Several Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets have been intercepted by North American air defence forces as they flew over international airspace near Alaska, the North American Ae...

India tax officers search BBC offices weeks after critical Modi documentary

NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) -Indian tax officers searched the BBC's bureaus in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, the British broadcaster said, weeks after the government banned as propaganda a BBC d...

Russia claims battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two fortified Ukrainian defence lines on the eastern front, as Kyiv described conditions there as difficult and Western allies ann...

Disease the new threat as Turkey faces post-quake water shortage

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (Reuters) - More than a week after his home was wrecked in a deadly earthquake that hit southern Turkey, Mohammad Emin's body is still covered in dust and grime. Like coun...

Philippines, US to hold biggest joint drills since 2015

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and the United States will this year carry out their biggest joint military drills since 2015, Manila's army chief said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of gr...

US, UK, EU3 express concern over Israel settlements move

BERLIN (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and United States said on Tuesday they were deeply troubled by the Israeli government's announcement on settl...

Tunisia arrests more prominent critics of president

TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian police on Monday detained two prominent opponents of President Kais Saied and the head of a radio station that has broadcast criticism of the president, part of a wave...