Ex-FBI official worked for sanctioned Russian oligarch, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former top FBI official was charged on Monday with working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, as U.S. prosecutors ramp up efforts to enforce sanctions on Russ...

US, Israel launch week of joint drills

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Israel on Monday launched what one U.S. official described as the allies' most significant joint military exercise to date, involving thousands of f...

California police seek motive behind shooting at Asian dance hall

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (Reuters) -California investigators scrambled on Monday to discover why a 72-year-old gunman killed 10 people in Los Angeles-area dance hall popular with older patrons of ...

American lawmakers urge US to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American lawmakers on Sunday pushed the U.S. government to export M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, saying that even sending a symbolic number to Kyiv would be enou...

Germany would not block Poland from sending Ukraine tanks, minister says

PARIS (Reuters) -Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday her government would not stand in the way if Poland wants to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in a possible breakthrough for Kyiv ...

US says Somalia strike killed 30 al-Shabab fighters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military strike has killed approximately 30 Islamist al Shabaab militants near the central Somali town of Galcad, where Somalia's military was engaged in heavy fig...

Eritrean troops seen leaving Ethiopian town of Shire amid ceasefire

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Large numbers of Eritrean troops have left the town of Shire in Ethiopia's Tigray region where they fought in support of government forces during a two-year civil war, a ...

Burkina Faso ends military agreement with France

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso has decided to end a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents in the country because the authorities want Burkina Faso to defend itself, g...

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa

(Reuters) - A Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise weapons will participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa in February, the Russian state ag...

Ramstein summit fails to agree on Leopard tanks for Ukraine

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany/KYIV (Reuters) -Western allies on Friday dampened Ukraine's hopes for a rapid shipment of battle tanks to boost its firepower for a spring offensive against Russian f...

Poland ready to send Ukraine tanks even if Germany opposes it, deputy FM says

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland could send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine even without Germany's re-export approval, a deputy foreign minister said on Friday, ahead of a crunch meeting on weapons for Kyi...

Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected al-Shabab fighters

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan security forces have killed 10 fighters from Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group in eastern Kenya, a government official said on Thursday. They also recovered rocket ...

France's Macron proposes military spending hike for 2024-2030

Mont-de-Marsan, FRANCE (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Friday boosting military spending by over a quarter in coming years, saying the hike would help ensure a transfor...

Moldova's Sandu asks allies for air defenses, says Russia trying to destabilize country

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Moldova has asked allies to strengthen its air defence capabilities as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine, although what the country calls Russian efforts to desta...

Brazil police carry out raids related to Jan. 8 Brasilia storming

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's federal police on Friday carried out raids against people suspected of involvement in the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by supporters of far-right former ...