NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia, Moscow says

NATO's four-month long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia's Fo...

Turkey strikes northern Iraq from air, says it kills PKK members

Turkey hit northern Iraq with air strikes on Monday and claimed to have killed 16 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) sheltering there. Tap for the full brief.

“Butcher of the Balkans” Mladic seeks release to Serbia on health grounds

Defense lawyers for Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia, are seeking his urgent release to Serbia on health grounds. T...

Philippines, US repel mock invasion in annual drill

U.S. soldiers participate in the live fire exercise during the annual joint military exercises between U.S. and Philippine troops called "Balikatan" or shoulder-to-shoulder, at Laoag, Ilocos Norte,...

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West

Russia said on Monday it would practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after what the Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States....

White House breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict

Under mounting political pressure, U.S. President Joe Biden broke his silence on campus unrest over the war in Gaza on Thursday, saying Americans have the right to demonstrate but not to unleash vi...

Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces....

France, Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact

France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation in amid rising maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the w...

US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155mm artillery

The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and building 155 millimeter artillery rounds to replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an A...

Missile defense successes in Israel, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems, experts say

The success of ballistic missile defenses facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey syst...

US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked by settlers, diverted by militants

The success of ballistic missile defenses facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey syst...

California police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters

Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs, arresting defiant demonstrators and d...

US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons

A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deployin...

Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says

The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents ...

Taiwan reports second Chinese “combat patrol” in a week

Taiwan's defense ministry on Thursday said that China had carried out a "joint combat readiness patrol" near the island for the second time in a week. Tap for the full brief.