Canada to bolster Latvia NATO deployment with 15 Leopard 2 tanks

Canada will bolster its force in Latvia with the deployment of 15 Leopard 2A4M tanks as part of NATO efforts to build a combat-capable brigade in a country that borders with Russia, the defense min...

Europe’s Joint Expeditionary Force to increase tactical intelligence sharing

A British-led alliance of several European countries will strengthen its sharing of tactical intelligence, the group, known as the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), said Tuesday. Tap for more details.

Germany resists Malian junta demand for immediate exit of troops

Germany said Sunday a request by Mali's military junta for U.N. peacekeepers to leave "without delay" is politically motivated — and Berlin still aims for an orderly withdrawal by May 2024. Tap for...

Analysis: Japan hopes to shore up Philippine defenses amid Taiwan conflict fears

Japan is preparing military aid for the Philippines to help secure sea approaches and safeguard Taiwan's western flank, officials say — deepening security ties that could bring Japanese forces back...

Russia tries signaling normalcy with election plans as Ukraine forces advance

Russia announced plans Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in three months — as a Ukrainian counteroffensive pushed its forces back in some areas. Tap for more details.

Jordan says it downed second drone from Syria this week

The Jordanian army shot down a drone carrying weapons from Syria on Friday, the military said, the second time this week Jordan has downed an unmanned aircraft flying into its territory from neighb...

US says it talked beefing up military ties with India

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his Indian counterpart discussed advancing the countries' technology and defense partnerships during a visit this week, the White House said Thursda...

US grand jury indicts Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira, Justice Department says

A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence records online, the Justice Department said in a statement Thursday. Tap for more...

Indian police say five foreign fighters killed in Kashmir firefight

Indian police said security forces killed five foreign militants Friday in a firefight in Kashmir along the Line of Control (LOC) — the defacto border with Pakistan in the Himalayan region. Tap for...

NATO may remove some hurdles on Ukraine's path to membership, Germany says

NATO allies may be ready to remove some hurdles from Ukraine's path to the military alliance, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Friday — weeks before a NATO summit that aims to bridge di...

Ukraine says it has retaken 100 square kilometers of land in counteroffensive

Ukraine has regained control of over 100 square kilometers, or 38 square miles, of territory in its counteroffensive against Russian forces, a Ukrainian commander said Thursday. Tap for more details.

Sudan's western cities under fire as war spreads

Fighting rocked cities in western Sudan on Wednesday in an expansion of the country's almost two-month-old war — as a regional governor was killed after blaming the deaths of civilians on the count...

New York grand jury indicts Marine veteran in killing of Jordan Neely

A New York grand jury voted Wednesday to indict Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine sergeant, in last month's killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, with a chokehold on a Manhattan subway car, a p...

Palau seeks more US patrols of its waters after Chinese incursions

The Pacific island nation of Palau has asked the United States to increase patrols of its waters after several incursions by Chinese vessels into its exclusive economic zone, President Surangel Whi...

SKorea's Yoon oversees live-fire drills with US

PHOTO CAPTION: A South Korean Apache AH-64 helicopter fires flares during a South Korea-US joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea June 15, 2023. Jung Yeon-je/P...