Japanese troops to train with Australian, US troops in Darwin

Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the U.S., Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles said Sunday. Tap for th...

Israel sends draft orders to more ultra-Orthodox

The Israeli military issued call-up notices to more members of the ultra-Orthodox community on Sunday to bolster its forces as it fights on its southern and northern borders, a move that may furthe...

Philippines, United States sign military intelligence-sharing deal

The Philippines and the United States signed a military intelligence-sharing deal on Monday, deepening defense ties between the two nations facing common security challenges in the region. Tap for ...

Argentina seizes arsenal of Nazi weapons

Argentine police arrested a man in Buenos Aires who possessed a large number of vintage Nazi weapons decorated with Third Reich symbols from Adolf Hitler's infamous regime, officials said on Friday...

Germany to publish new defense industry strategy by year end, says minister

The German government will publish its new defense industry strategy, which aims to cut red tape and accelerate arms production, by the end of the year despite the collapse of the coalition, Defens...

India successfully tests hypersonic missile

India has successfully tested a domestically developed long-range hypersonic missile, it said on Sunday, attaining a key milestone in military development that puts it in a small group of nations p...

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, Hezbollah confirms his death

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday. Tap for the full brief.

Gaza aid access “at a low point,” UN official says

Aid access in Gaza is at a low point with deliveries to parts of the besieged north of the enclave all but impossible, a U.N. humanitarian official said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to “problems”

Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signaling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heav...

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to top US health job

President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human ...

Ukraine detains Russian “mole” in special forces, security service says

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Friday it had detained a special operations forces unit commander accused of disclosing plans of operations behind enemy lines to Russia's GRU military intell...

Sudan war deaths are likely much higher than recorded, researchers say

Over 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan's war, with evidence suggesting the toll from the devastating conflict is significantly higher th...

North Korea leader Kim orders mass production of suicide drones, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update...

Ukrainian troops train for trench warfare near France's WWI battlefields

Soldiers scramble through trenches under a haze of yellow smoke, machine gunfire booms across the fields, invisible drones buzz overhead and voices scream "Watch out!" in Ukrainian. Tap for the ful...

Chinese defense firms to attend Vietnam arms fair as ties deepen

Chinese defense firms will participate in an arms fair in Vietnam next month, a Vietnamese defense official said on Friday, a possible sign of deepening military ties between the two neighbors. Tap...