SKorea, Vietnam agree to increase security cooperation, trade

South Korea and Vietnam agreed Friday to boost security cooperation, citing North Korea's nuclear threat, and committed to increasing bilateral trade and investment. Tap for more details.

No survivors after Titanic sub wreckage found on ocean floor

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic" event, a Coast Guard official said Thursday — ending the search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic. Ta...

Germany’s Scholz pledges security assurances to Kyiv but no NATO fast-track

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday pledged security assurances to Ukraine — but dashed Kyiv's hopes for an expedited accession to NATO. Tap for more details.

Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira pleads not guilty to US federal charges

An Air National Guardsman accused of leaking U.S. military secrets pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six federal counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to ...

Putin says Russia's new Sarmat nuclear missiles soon ready for deployment

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's new generation of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads, would soon be deployed for comba...

US reporter Gershkovich loses new appeal against pre-trial detention in Russia

U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich had a new appeal rejected by a Moscow court Thursday against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage, a Reuters reporter at the court said. Tap for more details.

French send deep diving robot to help Titanic sub search

A French robot that can dive to 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) underwater is on its way to help find a tourist submersible that vanished as it descended to the Titanic wreck — and it could help free th...

Yemen war parties swap bodies in latest sign of talks progress

Saudi Arabia and the Houthi authorities controlling north Yemen have exchanged 64 fighters' bodies in the third such recent deal, Houthi media said on Wednesday — the latest sign of progress in tal...

US, India to strengthen ties with defense, trade agreements

U.S. President Joe Biden aims to herald the start of a stronger U.S.-Indian relationship Thursday by announcing defense and trade agreements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — as Washington...

Fighting surges in Sudan's capital as ceasefire expires

Clashes broke out between rival military factions in several parts of Sudan's capital Wednesday — as a 72-hour ceasefire that saw several reports of violations expired, witnesses said. Tap for more...

Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russian supply route

Ukrainian missiles struck a bridge linking the Crimea Peninsula with the Ukrainian mainland Thursday, cutting a supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine — as Kyiv pushes to drive them ou...

Ukrainian troops dig in after “partial success” in south, fighting rages in east

Ukrainian forces are digging in and attacking on the southern front after having "partial success" in the last day, and are weathering a big Russian assault in the east, a senior defense official s...

US, Canadian military rescuers race to find Titanic sub after hearing undersea sounds

Rescue teams were racing Wednesday to trace the origin of sounds heard from the depths of the North Atlantic in a search for a tourist submersible with five people aboard that vanished on its desce...

US judge sets August 14 trial date for Trump in Florida documents case

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 in Florida on former President Donald Trump's federal charges of willful retention of classified government records and obstru...

Australians would support Taiwan with limits if China attacked, poll says

Australians would support responding to a Chinese attack on Taiwan with arms supplies,  economic sanctions or using the navy to prevent a blockade — but don't support sending troops, an opinion pol...