Russian forces shell Ukraine's Bakhmut as defenders brace for assault

KYIV (Reuters) -The city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine endured heavy Russian artillery fire on Monday in an apparent prelude to a major new offensive as the first anniversary of the war neared. Uk...

Philippines urges China to prevent any “provocative act” after complaint over laser

MANILA (Reuters) -China should restrain its forces to prevent them committing any "provocative act", the Philippine military said on Monday, after Manila accused China's coast guard of using a las...

US says it shot down object over Alaska, size of small car

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. fighter jet on Friday shot down over Alaska a high-altitude object that was the size of a small car, on the order of President Joe ...

Children plucked from ruins days after earthquake, but death tolls tops 21,000

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria, (Reuters) - Rescue crews saved a 10-day-old baby and his mother trapped in ruins of a building in Turkey on Friday and dug several people from other sites as Pr...

Russia likely lost dozens of tanks in failed attack on Vuhledar, UK says

(Reuters) -Russian forces likely lost dozens of armoured vehicles in a single, failed attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Vuhledar, British intelligence said on Friday, as one pro-Russian bl...

Russia's Wagner halts prisoner recruitment, Prigozhin says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday. "The recruitment of prisoners by the...

Army in control of town near key eastern Congo city Goma after gunfire

SAKE, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -A town just west of the major east Congo city of Goma appeared under army control on Thursday hours after hundreds of residents fled an outbreak of gu...

Britain, Malta sign deal covering defense, other issues

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Britain and its former Mediterranean colony Malta signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement on Friday covering areas including security and defence, migration, education, he...

Factbox: The fighter jets Ukraine wants and the challenges to getting them

LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday several Western countries were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to defeat Russia's invasion. There was no immediate c...

Plight of victims deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria, (Reuters) - Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on Thursday, while hopes faded of man...

US lawmakers try again to end “forever war” authorizations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to repeal two longstanding authorizations for past wars in Iraq, renewing an ongoing effo...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says some EU leaders have promised aircraft

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said several European Union leaders told a summit he attended on Thursday they were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to help it figh...

Spain trains Ukrainian volunteers ahead of expected Russian offensive

TOLEDO (Reuters) - When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, Alona, a Ukrainian who has lived in Spain for 14 years, felt compelled to return home to defend her country. Early this year the 35...

Australia orders checks on Chinese-made cameras in defense offices

SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) -The Australian government will examine surveillance technology used in offices of the defence department, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday, amid report...

SpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones, company president says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's w...