Rwanda shoots at Congolese fighter jet over alleged airspace violation

KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwandan forces on Tuesday fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it said had violated its airspace, prompting the Congolese government to accuse i...

Trainer plane crashes in Philippines, killing 2 air force pilots

MANILA (Reuters) - Two Philippine military pilots were killed when their plane crashed during a training flight on Wednesday, the air force said. The SF-260 TP Marchetti was seen going down int...

India, Egypt to deepen military cooperation

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Egypt will seek to deepen military cooperation, including between their defence industries, India's foreign secretary said on Wednesday. Egyptian President Abdel Fa...

California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (Reuters) -Just two days after a gunman killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance studio, seven more victims were shot dead in an agricultural area near San Francisco, ...

Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden's talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military alli...

Ukraine purges officials and governors in biggest shake-up of war

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine dismissed more than a dozen senior officials including governors of several major battlefield provinces on Tuesday in the biggest shake-up of its wartime leadership sinc...

Poland requests re-export of 14 tanks to Ukraine, swipes at German “delays”

BERLIN/WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland on Tuesday said it had submitted a formal request asking Germany to allow the re-export of its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, cranking up pressure on Berlin on...

Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use

(Reuters) - Russia and Syria have restored the al-Jarrah military air base in Syria's north to be jointly used, Russia's Defence Ministry said late on Monday. "Russian and Syrian military personne...

US says it captured two Islamic State group members in Syria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American forces have captured two Islamic State members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria, the U.S. military's Central Command said in a statement released o...

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...