Belarus says it is now operating Russian Iskander missiles autonomously
(Reuters) - Belarus said on Wednesday that its armed forces were now in autonomous control of Russian-supplied nuclear-capable Iskander mobile guided missile systems after completing training i...
Read moreWhite House says no F-16s for Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its fight against Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Russian ...
Read moreNATO, Japan pledge to strengthen ties amid “historic” security threat
TOKYO (Reuters) -NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Tuesday to strengthen ties, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its growing military cooperation w...
Read moreNew Russian offensive in Ukraine unlikely to achieve breakthrough, UK says
KYIV (Reuters) - A large Russian force has advanced hundreds of metres in a major new assault on a Ukrainian-held bastion in southeastern Ukraine this week, though it is unlikely to force a sig...
Read moreFrance, Australia to make artillery shells for Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) - France and Australia on Monday unveiled plans to jointly manufacture ammunition for Ukraine as the two countries seek to shore up defence cooperation and move past a row over ...
Read moreGermany considering earlier exit from Mali mission, newspaper reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is considering withdrawing Germany's troops from the U.N. stabilisation mission in Mali earlier than planned, since under current conditions the...
Read moreUS, SKorea vow to step up drills to counter North
SEOUL (Reuters) - The defence chiefs of the United States and South Korea vowed on Tuesday to expand military drills and boost nuclear deterrence planning to counter North Korea's weapons devel...
Read moreMemphis police department suspends officer in Tyre Nichols case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -A Memphis police officer has been suspended for his involvement in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, days after the city released video footage of the killing to the ...
Read moreMemphis disbands police unit after fatal beating as protesters take to streets
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -The specialized police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was disbanded on Saturday as more protests took plac...
Read moreUS four-star general warns of war with China in 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A four-star U.S. Air Force general said in a memo that his gut told him the United States would fight China in the next two years, comments that Pentagon officials said w...
Read moreRussia claims gains in east Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces claimed incremental gains in eastern Ukraine on Monday adding up to their biggest advances in months, after relentless battles that Kyiv described as hu...
Read moreUS charges three in Iran-backed effort to assassinate journalist
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with attempting to assassinate a prominent critic of Iran's government who was previously the target of a failed Tehran-backed kidnap...
Read moreIsrael seals home of Palestinian synagogue shooter as Netanyahu vows crackdown
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police sealed off the Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, two days after he killed seven people outside a synagogue, as fears grew of escalatio...
Read moreUS issues second warning of possible terror attacks in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in ...
Read moreChinese coast guard drives away Japanese vessels from disputed waters in the East China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coast guard drove away Japanese vessels from waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Monday, according to Chinese state media. Disputed East China Sea islets cl...
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