Japan says Russian patrol aircraft violated its airspace, fighters scrambled

A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three separate occasions on Monday, prompting Japan's Self-Defense Force to dispatch aircraft in an eme...

Images show Russia's new Sarmat missile now “big hole in the ground” after failed test, researchers say

Russia appears to have suffered a "catastrophic failure" in a test of its Sarmat missile, a key weapon in the modernization of its nuclear arsenal, according to arms experts who have analyzed satel...

Egyptian warship delivers more arms to Somalia, officials say

An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, port and military officials said on Monday, in a move likely to stoke furth...

Serbia moves to reintroduce compulsory military service

Serbia's government ministers on Friday agreed to reintroduce compulsory military service which was abolished 14 years ago, President Aleksandar Vucic said, praising the decision as an important st...

US soldier who fled to North Korea is free after sentencing

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday to one year of confinement then freed based on time already served, his l...

Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 100, citizens told to evacuate

Israel unleashed its most widespread wave of airstrikes against hundreds of Hezbollah targets on Monday, killing at least 100 people by Lebanese tallies, and warned citizens to evacuate areas where...

US national tortured to death in Ukraine by Russian soldiers, Moscow says

Russell Bentley, a U.S. national who went missing in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine early this year, is believed to have been tortured to death by Russian soldiers who are now set to go on tria...

Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic ...

Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive, Lebanese source says

The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the devi...

US says no change to its military posture in Middle East amid attacks in Lebanon

There are no changes to U.S. military posture in the Middle East, the Pentagon told reporters on Thursday when asked about recent deadly attacks in Lebanon attributed to Israel that blew up Hezboll...

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 14 people across Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians in tank and air strikes on north and central areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as tanks advanced further into northwest Rafah near the b...

North Carolina Republican denies calling himself Black Nazi, vows to stay in governor's race

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor promised to stay in the race on Thursday after CNN reported that he once called himself a "black NAZI!" and proposed bringing back slavery in comm...

Zelenskiy says Ukrainian military has reduced Russian potential to attack on eastern front

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk region on the eastern front of the more than 2 1/2-year...

Ukraine joins NATO drill to test anti-drone systems

NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western alliance seeks to learn urgently from the rapid development and widespread use of un...

Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system

The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilize a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it to be returned, ...