Polish President submits bill to step up defense preparation

President Andrzej Duda has submitted to parliament a draft bill aimed at increasing Poland's defense readiness, citing new forms of threat from Russia, the National Security Bureau (BBN) said on Th...

US Democrats press White House to prevent Israeli assault on Rafah

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration faced renewed pressure on Wednesday from his fellow Democrats to influence Israel not to launch a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the city where almost half ...

Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian camp in LA, 300 Gaza protesters arrested in New York

Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia Universit...

China launches sea trials for next-generation aircraft carrier

China on Wednesday launched sea trials for the Fujian, its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, state media reported. Tap for the full brief.

Ukrainian forces near besieged Chasiv Yar say they badly need ammunition

Ukrainian forces defending the strategic eastern stronghold of Chasiv Yar say they are still waiting for fresh ammunition after the United States approved a major military aid package, amid intensi...

SKorea discusses joining part of AUKUS pact with US, UK and Australia

South Korea has held talks about joining part of the AUKUS defense deal between the U.S., Britain and Australia, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said on Wednesday, only weeks after the pact said it w...

France, Germany push on with 2040 joint tank project

France and Germany agreed on Friday to move to the next phase of a project to jointly develop a battle tank by 2040, their defense ministers said, as they seek fresh impetus despite reservations an...

Russia ramps up arms production as US boosts Ukraine support

Russia's defense minister on Wednesday ordered a hike in weapons production and said deliveries needed to be faster for the war in Ukraine, a week after U.S. President Joe Biden signed off on tens ...

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Columbia University building

Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a building at Columbia University early on Tuesday, escalating a battle with administrators who have begun suspending students for refusing to dismantle tents set...

Trump does not rule out detention camps for mass deportations if elected again

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump does not rule out building detention camps on U.S. soil for migrants in the country illegally if he wins a second White House term, he told Time magaz...

Russian forces advance in Ukraine's east

Russian forces advanced at points along the front line in Ukraine on Monday, taking a village in the Donetsk region, gaining better positions in the Kharkiv region and repelling a number of Ukraini...

Houthis attack four ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis said they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean as part of their ongoing campaign against international shipping in solidarity with Palestinian...

Former US NSA employee gets nearly 22 years in prison for attempted espionage

A former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was sentenced on Monday to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to transmit classified information to someone he thought to be a Rus...

US State Dept reduces arms licensing burden for UK, Australia to boost AUKUS

The U.S. State Department unveiled its proposal to reduce licensing requirements for transferring military equipment and sensitive technology to Australia and Britain as part of the AUKUS defense p...

US implicates five Israeli units in rights violations before Gaza war, but does not restrict assistance

The United States found five units of Israel's security forces responsible for gross violations of human rights, the first time Washington has reached such a conclusion about Israeli forces, the St...