Dutch army to have its own tank unit for the first time in 10 years, media reports

The Dutch army will have its own tank unit for the first time in more than 10 years, local media reported on Tuesday, quoting some extracts from a defense white paper that the government will unvei...

US charges Hamas leaders over Americans victimized in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas' top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. Tap for the...

US congressional committee subpoenas Blinken over Afghanistan

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, saying he had refused to appear before the panel to testify on the U.S. withdraw...

Six ministers resign as Zelenskiy orders war's biggest reshuffle to give Ukraine “new energy”

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine needed "new energy", as he ordered a major government reshuffle at a crucial juncture in the war against Russia. Tap for the full brief.

Mongolia welcomes Putin despite ICC warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under a warrant from the International Criminal Court was critici...

Thousands line streets for funeral of American-Israeli hostage killed in Gaza

Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Jerusalem on Monday to bid farewell to slain American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the best-known faces of those seized by Hamas-led gunme...

US voters targeted by Chinese influence online, researchers say

 Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating U.S. voters, denigrating U.S. politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the United States, ne...

US researchers say they found likely launch site of Russia's new nuclear-powered missile

Two U.S. researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin...

Another Russian defense official held on corruption charges

A deputy commander of Russia's Leningrad military district has been detained on suspicion of accepting a 20 million rouble ($224,000) bribe, Russia's investigative committee said on Monday, in the ...

US close to agreeing on long-range missiles for Ukraine, delivery to take months

The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine long-range cruise missiles that could reach deep into Russia, but Kyiv would need to wait several months as the U.S. works through technical issues...

Turkish military destroys 20 targets of Kurdish militant group PKK, ministry says

Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq on Monday and destroyed 20 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding many milit...

“I saw horrible things”, Burkina Faso massacre survivor says as group denies targeting civilians

A woman who survived the massacre of hundreds of villagers in central Burkina Faso described the horror of searching through bodies to find her brothers, in an interview following the attack claime...

SKorea and Vietnam agree on stronger defense, tech ties

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US seizes Venezuelan president's plane in Dominican Republic

The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated U.S. sanctions, the...

Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 15 years after treason trial

 Russian court sentenced physicist Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years on treason charges on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science underpinning Russia's developme...