Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea

Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to attacks by Yemen's Houthis against ships in the Red Sea, two sources familiar with Saudi thinking said, as Riyadh seeks t...

US says Russia rejected proposal for release of Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich

Russia has rejected a proposal for the release of Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, two Americans considered by the U.S. to be "wrongfully detained" in Russia, State Department spokesperson Matthew...

Reported sexual assaults in Canadian military rise significantly, data says

Sexual assaults in the Canadian military rose significantly in 2022 compared to 2018, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday in the latest indication sex crimes are a fast-growing problem. Tap for the f...

China says its fighters shadowed US Navy patrol plane over Taiwan Strait

China's military said on Wednesday it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait — a mission that took place weeks before Taiwan ho...

US and Sweden sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

The United States and Sweden on Tuesday signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement, the U.S. Department of State said, as the Nordic country strengthens military alliances while waiting for approval to...

US research advances on alternative to bomb-grade uranium in Navy vessels, documents say

U.S. research is advancing on the potential to change fuel for nuclear reactors on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers from bomb-grade uranium to a safer option, documents showed Wednesday, even ...

US for first time charges four “Russia-affiliated” troops with war crimes against US citizens

The U.S. has charged four Russia-affiliated soldiers with war crimes against an American carried out during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, in what the Justice Department described as the first-ever ...

Israel presses ground offensive in southern Gaza, air strikes intensify

Intense Israeli air strikes hit the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people to seek shelter, residents and jo...

Russia presses attacks on eastern Ukraine’s Avdiivka

Russian forces intensified attacks on Monday on the pulverized town of Avdiivka, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow's military presses its slow advance through eastern Ukraine. Tap for the full br...

Houthis may not be targeting US warships, Pentagon says

Waves of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen may not be targeting U.S. warships, even though the U.S. Navy has responded by shooting down drone aircraft and missiles in recent weeks, t...

Niger revokes military accord with European Union, ministry says

Niger's ruling junta has revoked the country's military partnership with the European Union, the foreign ministry said on Monday, withdrawing its permission for an EU program set up to bolster the ...

Nepal urges Russia not to recruit its citizens into army, says six killed

Nepal said it has asked Moscow not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army and immediately send back any Nepali soldier commissioned there back to the Himalayan nation — after revealing six s...

Russia increases maximum size of armed forces by 170,000 servicemen

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the maximum number of servicemen in the Russian armed forces by 170,000 people, the Kremlin and the Defense Ministry said Friday. Ta...

US charges ex-ambassador with spying for Cuba over decades

The United States on Monday charged a former ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over 40 years, in what the Justice Department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lastin...

Venezuela rejects ICJ jurisdiction in Guyana dispute, clearing way for annexation

Voters in Venezuela rejected the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) jurisdiction over the country's territorial dispute with Guyana and backed the creation of a new state in the potential oil-r...