US, Germany head for showdown over tanks for Ukraine

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will press Germany's new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Thursday to allow for the transfer of German-made tanks to Ukraine, U.S. offi...

Sweden to send Ukraine infantry fighting vehicles

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish government announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine on Thursday that will include armoured infantry fighting vehicles and the Archer artillery system....

EU lawmakers want Iran's Revolutionary Guards branded as terror group

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming the powerful force for the repression of pro...

Abducted Burkina women escape Islamist militants through thicket

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Piercing thorns and stones underfoot did not stop the young woman as she charged through thickets, baby strapped to her back, fleeing armed militants who had kidnapped h...

Myanmar military bombs village, killing seven, sources say

(Reuters) - At least seven civilians were killed when Myanmar's armed forces launched air strikes at a village in the country's central Sagaing region, according to a witness and BBC Burmese. T...

German lawmakers recognize Islamic State group crimes against Yazidis as genocide

BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers on Thursday recognised as genocide crimes committed by Islamic State (IS) militants against minority Yazidis in Iraq in 2014. The jihadist group killed thous...

NZ PM Jacinda Ardern steps aside with “no more in the tank”

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement that she had "no more in the tank" to lead the country and would step down and not seek re-...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards: from military operations to business empire

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces general staff, which coordinates activities between its conventional army and the Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned the European Union on Thursday not to l...

Australia to spend $2B on 40 US Black Hawk helicopters

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for an estimated A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion), finalising a sale sign...

Russia says it will make “major changes” to armed forces from 2023 to 2026

(Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday that it would make "major changes" to its armed forces from 2023 to 2026, promising to shake up its military structure after months of setbacks on the battlef...

Turkey's foreign minister to discuss F-16s and NATO during US visit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington on Wednesday, a belated official visit by Turkey's top diplomat t...

Defeated GOP candidate charged with attacks on New Mexico Democrats

(Reuters) -A failed Republican candidate in New Mexico was charged on Tuesday with contracting four gunmen to shoot at the homes of Democratic officials after he visited them to dispute his 202...

All eyes on Germany when ministers meet Friday on arming Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When dozens of defense ministers meet at an airbase in Germany on Friday, all eyes will be set on what Berlin is - and is not - willing to provide Ukraine. Defense leader...

Ukraine helicopter crash kills 16 including interior minister

BROVARY, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's interior minister was among at least 16 people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed in a suburb of the capital Kyiv, setting fire to a nursery pa...

Russia's Lavrov says Moscow ready to send mission to Armenia-Azerbaijan border

MOSCOW/TBILISI (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was ready to deploy troops to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border to quell tensions between the two countries, but Yereva...