Putin says Russia's new Sarmat nuclear missiles soon ready for deployment
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's new generation of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads, would soon be deployed for comba...
Read moreUS reporter Gershkovich loses new appeal against pre-trial detention in Russia
U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich had a new appeal rejected by a Moscow court Thursday against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage, a Reuters reporter at the court said. Tap for more details.
Read moreFrench send deep diving robot to help Titanic sub search
A French robot that can dive to 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) underwater is on its way to help find a tourist submersible that vanished as it descended to the Titanic wreck — and it could help free th...
Read moreYemen war parties swap bodies in latest sign of talks progress
Saudi Arabia and the Houthi authorities controlling north Yemen have exchanged 64 fighters' bodies in the third such recent deal, Houthi media said on Wednesday — the latest sign of progress in tal...
Read moreUS, India to strengthen ties with defense, trade agreements
U.S. President Joe Biden aims to herald the start of a stronger U.S.-Indian relationship Thursday by announcing defense and trade agreements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — as Washington...
Read moreFighting surges in Sudan's capital as ceasefire expires
Clashes broke out between rival military factions in several parts of Sudan's capital Wednesday — as a 72-hour ceasefire that saw several reports of violations expired, witnesses said. Tap for more...
Read moreUkraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russian supply route
Ukrainian missiles struck a bridge linking the Crimea Peninsula with the Ukrainian mainland Thursday, cutting a supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine — as Kyiv pushes to drive them ou...
Read moreUkrainian troops dig in after “partial success” in south, fighting rages in east
Ukrainian forces are digging in and attacking on the southern front after having "partial success" in the last day, and are weathering a big Russian assault in the east, a senior defense official s...
Read moreUS, Canadian military rescuers race to find Titanic sub after hearing undersea sounds
Rescue teams were racing Wednesday to trace the origin of sounds heard from the depths of the North Atlantic in a search for a tourist submersible with five people aboard that vanished on its desce...
Read moreUS judge sets August 14 trial date for Trump in Florida documents case
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 in Florida on former President Donald Trump's federal charges of willful retention of classified government records and obstru...
Read moreAustralians would support Taiwan with limits if China attacked, poll says
Australians would support responding to a Chinese attack on Taiwan with arms supplies, economic sanctions or using the navy to prevent a blockade — but don't support sending troops, an opinion pol...
Read moreSKorea environmental impact review clears way for US missile defense system
A South Korean environmental impact assessment of a U.S. missile defense system found "insignificant" electromagnetic radiation relative to safety standards, the defense ministry said Wednesday — c...
Read moreIsraeli settlers attack Palestinian village after deadly Hamas strike
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight Tuesday — torching buildings and cars in retaliation for the killing of four Israelis by Hamas outside a settlement t...
Read moreMoldova bans pro-Russian Shor party after months of protests
Moldova's Constitutional Court on Monday banned the pro-Russian Shor party that has led months of protests and is headed by an exiled businessman accused by the West and the government of trying to...
Read moreTwo local officials in northeast Syria killed by Turkish drone, Kurdish authorities say
Two local civilian officials and their driver were killed in Syria's Kurdish-run northeast Tuesday — when their car was targeted in a Turkish drone strike, regional Kurdish authorities said. Tap fo...
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