One dead, 23 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Mykolaiv

One person was killed and 23 people, including a child, were wounded in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block and houses in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv in the early hours of Th...

Russia says it does not plan nuclear escalation, but others should not test its patience

Russia does not intend to take the path of nuclear escalation in its standoff with the West over Ukraine but others should not test its patience, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov...

UK and Germany to work together on developing advanced tank ammunition

Britain and Germany will work together on the next phase of development for advanced armor-piercing tank ammunition, Britain's Ministry of Defense said, adding that they were also open to other cou...

West Coast races to reduce wildfire risk ahead of summer

As wildfire season approaches, U.S. officials along the West Coast are working hard to mitigate risks with prescribed burns, while a widespread educational campaign is underway to create buffers ar...

Sound of air strikes echoes in Khartoum as US pushes for longer truce

The United States and African nations were racing to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to an African proposal callin...

US document leak suspect destroyed evidence, researched mass shootings, prosecutors say

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents has a history of making violent threats, used his government computer to research mass shootings, and tried to destroy...

Calls for South Korean nuclear arsenal unlikely to fade despite US deal, analysts say

The United States granted South Korea a larger role in planning for a potential nuclear war with North Korea, but that will probably not ease doubts over U.S. defense commitments that have fuelled ...

Rebel attacks deepen displacement crisis in Congo's Ituri

One month since rebels closed in on Drodro village in eastern Congo, the once bustling wards of its hospital are empty and Doctor James Semire strolls the darkened corridors wondering when patients...

Russian forces prepare trenches, dragon’s teeth across front in Ukraine

A satellite image shows Novofedorivka with annotated trenching operations, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, April 11, 2023. Capella Space/Handout via REUTERS     ...

US to send nuclear-armed submarine to SKorea in first since 1981

For the first time since the 1981, a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will visit South Korea — as Washington seeks to deter North Korea from attacking. Tap the article for...

SKorea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North

Representational photo: A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress preflight crew with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron works in the cockpit before launching an early morning sortie from Royal Aust...

Taiwan drills to focus on piercing blockade, get “Five Eyes” intelligence link

Taiwan's annual military drills this year take into account China's recent war games and focus on breaking a blockade, the defense ministry said Wednesday — as a security official said Taiwan now h...

China's Xi says he will send representatives to Ukraine, hold talks on crisis

China will send special representatives to Ukraine and hold talks with all parties on resolving the crisis there, President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart Wednesday, Chinese state media ...

FBI working with US companies to collect war crime evidence in Ukraine

Ukraine is working with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and American companies to collect evidence of war crimes by Russians — such as geolocation and cellphone information, officials said...

US, Philippine forces sink mock enemy warship in biggest drill yet

U.S. and Philippine armed forces unleashed a volley of missiles on a mock enemy warship in the South China Sea on Wednesday. Tap the article for more details.