Russia's Prigozhin says Wagner group may withdraw from Bakhmut to “lick our wounds”

Russia's main mercenary group said Friday pull out of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in a new sign of tension among Russian armed forces as Ukraine readies a huge military push to try to end...

Russian ex-deputy defense minister joins Wagner as feud escalates, war bloggers say

Former Russian deputy defense minister Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev has joined the Wagner Group private militia as a deputy commander, Russian social media channels reported Thursday. Tap for ...

US confirms Hydra 70 rockets included in new Ukraine aid

The United States said Wednesday it would send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million — including for the first time the Hydra-70 air-to-ground rockets taken from excess stocks. ...

Ukraine counter-offensive underway, Wagner head says

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, said Wednesday that he believed a promised counter-offensive by Ukrainian troops had already begun and that his forces were seein...

US Congress gears up for immigration reform as COVID-related Title 42 ends

A fresh push for bipartisan immigration reforms, coupled with enhanced border security, is emerging in the U.S. Congress, as thousands of migrants amass across the border in Mexico with the end of ...

Police arrest suspect in fatal mass shooting at Atlanta medical center

Police have arrested a former U.S. Coast Guardsman suspected of killing one person and wounding four, all of them women, in a shooting on Wednesday at a medical building in Atlanta, then carjacking...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian gunmen who shot British-Israelis

Israeli forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian gunmen who shot dead a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in April in the occupied West Bank, Israel's domestic security service said. Ta...

US issues guidelines on defending Philippines from South China Sea attack

The United States has laid out in clear terms the extent of its defense treaty commitments to the Philippines, issuing new guidelines that refer specifically to attacks in the South China Sea, incl...

Fighting in Khartoum rages as power struggle persists

Fighting could be heard in central Khartoum on Thursday as the army tried to push back the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from areas around the presidential palace and army headquarters. T...

Denmark proposes extra $5.7B in military spending over 10 years

Denmark's government on Thursday proposed allocating an extra 38 billion Danish crowns ($5.65 billion) over the coming 10 years to upgrade its armed forces and to cope with a backlog in investments...

Moscow says US behind Kremlin drone attack, Russian forces target Kyiv

Russia said on Thursday that the United States was behind what it says was a drone attack on the Kremlin that aimed to kill President Vladimir Putin, while Moscow's forces fired more combat drones ...

Poland to boost military protection of Baltic energy infrastructure

The Polish government has approved draft legislation allowing the military to sink an enemy ship targeting a gas pipeline from Norway via the Baltic Sea — following NATO saying that Russia may sabo...

Taiwan seeks US cooperation in making new domestic fighter jets

Taiwan is seeking U.S. cooperation to make the island's next domestically developed fighter jet, the head of a Taiwanese defense contractor said Wednesday. Tap for more details.

Explainer: Why the US and Philippines issued defense treaty guidelines

The United States and the Philippines have agreed on new guidelines for their 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty — following multiple requests by Manila to make clear the conditions under which Washington ...

EU envoys seal deal on joint ammo buying for Ukraine

The European Union moved forward Wednesday with plans to buy artillery shells for Ukraine — as well as ramping up the bloc's ability to produce munitions. Tap for more details.