US lawmakers try again to end “forever war” authorizations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to repeal two longstanding authorizations for past wars in Iraq, renewing an ongoing effo...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says some EU leaders have promised aircraft

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said several European Union leaders told a summit he attended on Thursday they were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to help it figh...

Spain trains Ukrainian volunteers ahead of expected Russian offensive

TOLEDO (Reuters) - When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, Alona, a Ukrainian who has lived in Spain for 14 years, felt compelled to return home to defend her country. Early this year the 35...

Australia orders checks on Chinese-made cameras in defense offices

SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) -The Australian government will examine surveillance technology used in offices of the defence department, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday, amid report...

SpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones, company president says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's w...

US, UK and Australia carry out China-focused air drills

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and Australia carried out joint air drills on Wednesday over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort to simulate high...

US search and rescue teams to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Agency for International Development teams will arrive Wednesday morning in Turkey and will head to the southeastern province of Adiyaman to focus on urban searc...

Zelenskiy, in London, wins pledge to train pilots on NATO jets

KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Britain on Wednesday to drum up aid, winning a pledge to train Ukrainian pilots on advanced NATO fighter jets, a big symbo...

China declined US request for call between defense chiefs after balloon shootdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China declined a request for a phone call between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe after Washington brought down a Chinese spy bal...

Libyan committee agrees to coordinate on removing foreign forces

TUNIS (Reuters) -Libya's "5+5" military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neig...

At least 24 killed in second day of fighting in breakaway Somaliland

BOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - At least 24 people were killed and another 53 injured in a second day of heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, two doctors said, after local leade...

Investigators end MH17 downing probe despite "indications" Putin was involved

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -International prosecutors said on Wednesday they had found "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system t...

US approves up to $10B sale of HIMARS launchers, ammo to Poland

(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of long-range missiles, rockets and launchers to Poland in a deal valued at up to $10 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Po...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says stop “rumors” as defense minister stays

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Tuesday for an end to the spread of "rumours or any other pseudo-information" that could undermine unity in the ...

Netherlands, Denmark and Germany buy 100 Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are buying 100 Leopard-1A5 battle tanks for Ukraine, the Dutch government said on Tuesday. The Dutch defense ministry said in a statement...