Burkina Faso ends military agreement with France

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso has decided to end a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents in the country because the authorities want Burkina Faso to defend itself, g...

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa

(Reuters) - A Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise weapons will participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa in February, the Russian state ag...

Ramstein summit fails to agree on Leopard tanks for Ukraine

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany/KYIV (Reuters) -Western allies on Friday dampened Ukraine's hopes for a rapid shipment of battle tanks to boost its firepower for a spring offensive against Russian f...

Poland ready to send Ukraine tanks even if Germany opposes it, deputy FM says

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland could send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine even without Germany's re-export approval, a deputy foreign minister said on Friday, ahead of a crunch meeting on weapons for Kyi...

Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected al-Shabab fighters

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan security forces have killed 10 fighters from Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group in eastern Kenya, a government official said on Thursday. They also recovered rocket ...

France's Macron proposes military spending hike for 2024-2030

Mont-de-Marsan, FRANCE (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Friday boosting military spending by over a quarter in coming years, saying the hike would help ensure a transfor...

Moldova's Sandu asks allies for air defenses, says Russia trying to destabilize country

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Moldova has asked allies to strengthen its air defence capabilities as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine, although what the country calls Russian efforts to desta...

Brazil police carry out raids related to Jan. 8 Brasilia storming

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's federal police on Friday carried out raids against people suspected of involvement in the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by supporters of far-right former ...

US reaches debt limit amid standoff in Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government was due to hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, amid a standoff between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Presiden...

US, Germany head for showdown over tanks for Ukraine

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will press Germany's new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Thursday to allow for the transfer of German-made tanks to Ukraine, U.S. offi...

Sweden to send Ukraine infantry fighting vehicles

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish government announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine on Thursday that will include armoured infantry fighting vehicles and the Archer artillery system....

EU lawmakers want Iran's Revolutionary Guards branded as terror group

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming the powerful force for the repression of pro...

Abducted Burkina women escape Islamist militants through thicket

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Piercing thorns and stones underfoot did not stop the young woman as she charged through thickets, baby strapped to her back, fleeing armed militants who had kidnapped h...

Myanmar military bombs village, killing seven, sources say

(Reuters) - At least seven civilians were killed when Myanmar's armed forces launched air strikes at a village in the country's central Sagaing region, according to a witness and BBC Burmese. T...

German lawmakers recognize Islamic State group crimes against Yazidis as genocide

BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers on Thursday recognised as genocide crimes committed by Islamic State (IS) militants against minority Yazidis in Iraq in 2014. The jihadist group killed thous...