Canada sends armored vehicles to Haiti to fight gang violence
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada delivered armored vehicles to Haiti on Wednesday to help combat criminal gangs as the Caribbean nation faces a humanitarian crisis, the Canadian foreign ministry said....
Read moreUS, Brazil lawmakers seek to cooperate on Brasilia riots investigation
WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that rampaged through Brasilia this weekend, sharing less...
Read moreUS and Japan agree to step up security cooperation amid China worries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Japan on Wednesday announced stepped-up security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China, and Washington strongly endorsed a major mili...
Read moreUkraine says troops hold out in corpse-strewn battlefield of Soledar
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out despite heavy fighting on a battlefield littered with bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, where Russia...
Read moreUkraine stages drills near Belarus amid fears of Russian assault
RIVNE REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) -The crackle of gunfire and roar of armoured vehicles reverberated around sleepy west Ukrainian towns near the Belarusian border on Wednesday as Kyiv's forces tr...
Read morePoland to give Ukraine Leopard tanks as part of coalition
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has decided to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of an international coalition, the Polish president said on Wednesday, as Warsaw seeks to play a leading role in r...
Read moreRussia could expand draft age as soon as this spring, lawmaker says
(Reuters) - Russia could raise the upper age limit for citizens to be conscripted into the armed forces as soon as this spring, a senior lawmaker has said, as part of Moscow's plans to boost th...
Read moreRussia puts Gerasimov in charge of Ukraine invasion, relieves Surovikin
KYIV/NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia ordered its top general on Wednesday to take charge of its faltering invasion of Ukraine in the biggest shake-up yet of its malfunctioning military...
Read moreFighting rages over Ukraine's Soledar despite Wagner’s claim of control
KYIV/NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian forces were engaged in intense fighting on Wednesday over the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine - a stepping stone in Moscow's push...
Read moreUS to increase number of anti-ship missiles in Japan, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will significantly increase its anti-ship missile capabilities in Japan as part of a broader effort to deter China, three U.S. officials told Reuters on...
Read moreTigray forces begin handing over weapons to Ethiopian army
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Tigray forces, who fought a two-year war against Ethiopia's federal government, began handing over heavy weaponry to the national army as part of an African Union-led pe...
Read moreCanada to buy US-made SAMs for Ukraine
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will buy a U.S.-made National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine, a statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office said after a meeting ...
Read moreSKorea, US plan February nuclear tabletop drills to deter North
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States will hold tabletop exercises next month as the allies move to better counter the North's nuclear threats, South Korea's defence minister said ...
Read moreNATO, EU to boost protection for pipelines, other infrastructure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and the EU are launching a task force to boost protection of critical infrastructure in response to last year's attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and Russia's "w...
Read moreTaiwan officer reveals details of interaction with NATO
HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - A Taiwan air force officer revealed details on Wednesday of a rare interaction between the island's military and NATO, describing how he had attended a six month aca...
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