Belarus says it has detained Japanese intelligence agent

Belarusian security forces have detained a suspected Japanese intelligence agent alleged to have observed border areas and military installations of the ex-Soviet state and Russian ally, Belarusian...

What Germany's far-right AfD can do with its regional blocking minority

By Thomas EscrittBERLIN (Reuters) - The far right's first victory in a German state election since the Nazi era does not mean it can form a government, as other parties rule out a coalition with it...

Netherlands hikes defense spending to meet NATO goal

The Netherlands will increase its defense spending by more than 10% in the coming years, investing in new tanks, fighter jets, frigates and air defense systems in a push to strengthen its forces af...

US sailor detained in Venezuela traveled without permission, officials say

A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there on personal leave without required authorization from U.S. military authorities, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday...

China's New York envoy expelled after governor’s aide charged as foreign agent

China's consul general in New York has been expelled — a day after a former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Tap for th...

US aware of reports Navy sailor detained in Venezuela, defense official says

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Israel hits targets in Lebanon after missile barrage

Israeli strikes hit targets of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon on Wednesday after dozens of missiles were fired into northern Israel, starting fires but causing no significant dama...

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack

Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to ...

Kremlin says the threat from the West forces change to nuclear doctrine

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was adjusting its nuclear doctrine because the United States and its Western allies were threatening Russia by escalating the war in Ukraine and riding rou...

Pentagon approves additional support to Secret Service for election campaigns

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a request to provide the Secret Service with additional military support capabilities for presidential and vice presidential candidates for the upco...

16-year-old Palestinian girl killed as Israeli operation in West Bank continues

Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Je...

Finland to spend more on defense, NATO and security

Finland's ruling center-right coalition plans to spend more on NATO membership, defence and security in 2025, while scaling back on welfare spending to tame the Nordic country's fiscal deficit, it ...

Three children among dead from Russian air raid in Ukraine's Lviv, mayor says

An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's western city of Lviv close to the border with NATO member Poland killed seven people, including three children, local officials said on We...

India defense body approves $17B military equipment purchase

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Ukraine says US partners helping F-16 crash investigation

The commander of Ukraine's air force said on Friday that it had shared with U.S. partners a preliminary report about an F-16 jet crash that took place on Monday. Tap for the full brief.