Explainer: Why the US is overhauling its Marines on Japan's Okinawa

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States plans to shake up its marine force on Japan's Okinawa islands as Tokyo undertakes its biggest military build up since World War Two that will double defence ...

Al-Qaida succession after Zawahiri's death still unclear, says US official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The succession of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid last year, remains unclear, a U.S. intelligence official said on ...

Russia presses assault on Ukraine's Soledar

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces are facing waves of assaults by Russian forces on the small salt-mining town of Soledar, Kyiv officials said on Tuesday, as Moscow strives to make its first bre...

Russia and Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap

(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday in a deal that both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Russia's defence ministry said the...

Classified documents from Biden's vice presidency found at think tank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Classified documents from Joe Biden's vice-presidential days were discovered in November by the U.S. president's personal attorneys at a Washington think tank, a White Ho...

Teacher shot by 6-year-old hailed as a hero for evacuating kids

(Reuters) - Police on Monday hailed a 25-year-old Virginia teacher as a hero for evacuating students from her classroom even after she was shot by a 6-year-old student. The teacher, Abigail Zwe...

Bolsonaro in Florida hospital, 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots

BRASILIA/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) -Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were rounded ...

US wants to deploy missile-armed Marines along Japan's Okinawa islands, Yomiuri reports

TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States wants to disperse U.S. Marine units throughout Japan's Okinawa islands by 2026, arming them with missiles and lighter gear to deter China's military, and will...

Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden...

Explainer: The Bradley Fighting Vehicle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Thursday that it will send Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine to bolster Kiev's fight against Russia's invasion. The delivery, expecte...

Brazil riot police deploy at Bolsonaro backers' camp after capital stormed

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian police amassed at a camp of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Braz...

US appeals court strikes down ban on bump stocks

(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a rule the Trump administration had adopted following a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that banned "bump stocks," devices that allow people t...

Sweden talking to US about closer military ties amid NATO process

OSLO (Reuters) - Sweden and the United States have begun negotiations to form deeper security ties in the form of a defence cooperation agreement (DCA), the Swedish government said in a statement ...

UK weighs giving Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine, Sky News reports

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is considering supplying Ukraine with tanks for the first time to help the country fight Russian forces, Sky News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Discussio...

Ukraine beefs up eastern defenses as Russia sends waves of attacks

KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said it was strengthening its forces around Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and repelling constant attacks there by Russian mercenary group Wagn...