China says it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states, after EU uproar over Ukraine comment

China respects the status of former Soviet member states as sovereign nations, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after comments by its envoy to Paris triggered an uproar among European capitals....

Explainer: Sudan's conflict and what worries neighbors, the US and others

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighboring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a ...

NATO head says Ukraine's rightful place is in alliance membership

Ukraine's future lies in NATO, the Western military alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday during his first visit to the country since Russia's invasion 14 months ago. Tap the article for ...

SKorea sends plane to Djibouti to await Sudan evacuation

South Korea is sending a military aircraft to stand by at a U.S. military base in Djibouti in east Africa, ready to fly in to neighbouring Sudan and evacuate its nationals there when that is possib...

US veterans suing 3M over earplugs seek to stop unit's “false alarm” bankruptcy

U.S. veterans and troops on Wednesday urged a judge to dismiss 3M's bid to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies to shield itself from nearly 260,000 lawsuits over earplugs — that...

Russian Su-34 accidentally wounds three in Russian city, Tass reports

A Russian Sukhoi-34 warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the Russian city of Belgorod near Ukraine on Thursday — causing an explosion and wounding three people.

US war game on Taiwan shows need for “decisive action” to boost arms, committee chair says

A U.S. congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan showed the need to arm the island "to the teeth," the chair of a committee on China said Thursday. Tap the article for more det...

Czech lawmakers pass law requiring 2% of GDP spending on defense

Czech parliament’s lower house passed legislation Friday requiring state budgets to devote spending worth at least 2% of gross domestic product to defense starting 2024. Tap the article for more de...

Canada to send Ukraine sniper rifles, radios in $28.9M aid package

The Canadian government on Friday announced C$39 million ($28.9 million) in new military assistance for Ukraine that will include sniper rifles, radio sets and a donation to a NATO fund to help Kyi...

Germany to end Patriot air defense deployments in Poland, Slovakia

The German military will end its Patriot anti defense units in fellow NATO members Slovakia and Poland this year, a spokesperson for the defense ministry was quoted as saying — as Berlin tries to m...

Analysis: Australia taking more assertive military stance to deter conflict

Australia will outline its defense plans next week, and its leaders are previewing a more assertive posture — in which it can strike farther and faster — while working with mid-size allies to reduc...

Allies move to bolster Ukrainian tank forces ahead of counteroffensive

A U.S. Army M1A2 "Abrams" tank fires during U.S. led joint military exercise "Noble Partner 2016" in Vaziani, Georgia, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili   RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reut...

US to send more troops to Djibouti in case of Sudan evacuation, official says

The United States is preparing to send more troops to its base in Djibouti in case of an evacuation from Sudan, a U.S. official said — as renewed gunfire erupted Thursday and the latest ceasefire b...

Iranian navy says it forced US submarine to surface

Iran's navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television Thursday. Tap the article for more details.

Zelenskiy says it's time for NATO to invite Ukraine into alliance

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday it was time for NATO to take the political decision to invite Ukraine to join the military alliance, and that Kyiv wanted to know when it would become...