Belarus partisans say they blew up a Russian military aircraft near Minsk

(Reuters) - Belarusian anti-government activists said on Sunday they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near the Belarusian capita...

Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for shelling residential areas

KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court has jailed two captured soldiers accused of taking part on Russian shelling of residential areas in eastern Ukraine, the SBU security service said on Monday. ...

Islamist militants have Pakistan's police in their crosshairs

BARA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Atop a police outpost in northwest Pakistan, Faizanullah Khan stands behind a stack of sandbags and peers through the sight of an anti-aircraft gun, scanning the terra...

Thousands of Mexicans protest electoral overhaul, see democracy at risk

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Huge crowds gathered in Mexico on Sunday to condemn government moves to shrink the electoral authority as a threat to democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protest s...

Ukraine says Russian offensives near Yahidne unsuccessful

(Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Sunday that Russia conducted unsuccessful offensives near Yahidne over the past day, after Russia's Wagner mercenary group claimed to have captured the villa...

US looking to expand Taiwan military training, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is set to expand the number of troops helping train Taiwanese forces, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, at a time of heightened tensions between Washing...

Moscow tells West not to threaten Russian troops in Moldovan region, says Ukraine planning to invade

(Reuters) -Russia told the West on Friday that it would view as an attack on itself any actions that threatened Russian peacekeepers in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region, one day after Mos...

West reacts with skepticism to Chinese ceasefire proposal for Ukraine

WASHINGTON/TALLINN (Reuters) - The West reacted with skepticism to China's proposal on Friday - the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - for a ceasefire, with NATO saying Beijing di...

Ukrainians mourn and vow to fight on, a year after Russia invaded

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainians paid tribute to fallen loved ones on Friday and vowed to fight on to victory, while Russia said its forces were making gains in battle in the east as its invasion ent...

Taiwan sees China taking lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's military is learning from Russia's invasion of Ukraine that any attack on Taiwan would have to be swift to succeed, but the Taiwan Strait would make that challenging, th...

China says it is not aware of drone purchase talks between Russia and Chinese company

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Friday it is not aware of reports about talks between Russia and a Chinese company for the purchase of drones. "There has been a large volume, ...

EU officials ban TikTok from staff phones, citing security concerns

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's two biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones for cybersecurity reasons, marking growing concerns about the Chinese short vid...

Germany to pursue $5.2 billion submarine deal with India during Chancellor trip, sources say

NEW DELHI/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will pursue a $5.2 billion deal with India to jointly build six conventional submarines in the country during Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Feb. 25-26 visit, two Ind...

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far...

Boeing to stop making F/A-18 Super Hornet jets in 2025

By Nathan Gomes and Valerie Insinna (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Thursday it plans to stop production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet in late 2025 after delivering the last of the fighter jets, as the...