Calls for South Korean nuclear arsenal unlikely to fade despite US deal, analysts say

The United States granted South Korea a larger role in planning for a potential nuclear war with North Korea, but that will probably not ease doubts over U.S. defense commitments that have fuelled ...

Rebel attacks deepen displacement crisis in Congo's Ituri

One month since rebels closed in on Drodro village in eastern Congo, the once bustling wards of its hospital are empty and Doctor James Semire strolls the darkened corridors wondering when patients...

Russian forces prepare trenches, dragon’s teeth across front in Ukraine

A satellite image shows Novofedorivka with annotated trenching operations, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, April 11, 2023. Capella Space/Handout via REUTERS     ...

US to send nuclear-armed submarine to SKorea in first since 1981

For the first time since the 1981, a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will visit South Korea — as Washington seeks to deter North Korea from attacking. Tap the article for...

SKorea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North

Representational photo: A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress preflight crew with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron works in the cockpit before launching an early morning sortie from Royal Aust...

Taiwan drills to focus on piercing blockade, get “Five Eyes” intelligence link

Taiwan's annual military drills this year take into account China's recent war games and focus on breaking a blockade, the defense ministry said Wednesday — as a security official said Taiwan now h...

China's Xi says he will send representatives to Ukraine, hold talks on crisis

China will send special representatives to Ukraine and hold talks with all parties on resolving the crisis there, President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart Wednesday, Chinese state media ...

FBI working with US companies to collect war crime evidence in Ukraine

Ukraine is working with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and American companies to collect evidence of war crimes by Russians — such as geolocation and cellphone information, officials said...

US, Philippine forces sink mock enemy warship in biggest drill yet

U.S. and Philippine armed forces unleashed a volley of missiles on a mock enemy warship in the South China Sea on Wednesday. Tap the article for more details.

British, German fighters intercept three Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea, Luftwaffe says

Three Russian military aircraft flying without transponder signals have been intercepted in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Germany's Luftwaffe said Wednesday. Tap the article for more ...

Australia aims to start making guided missiles within two years

Australia said Wednesday it would start domestic manufacture of guided missiles by 2025, two years sooner than expected — in a shakeup of defense arrangements to focus on ranged strike capability. ...

German defense ministry prioritizing speed in procurements, document says

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has made speed the top priority in military procurement, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Tap the article for more details. ...

SKorea, US set for new collaboration to deter North, officials say

President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol are expected to agree on Wednesday to deepen collaboration meant to deter nuclear escalation by North Korea amid heightened anxiety about i...

Kabul airport attack “mastermind” killed by Taliban, US officials say

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State group member who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians du...

Czech Republic approves defense agreement with US

The Czech government approved a defense cooperation agreement with the United States on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told a televised news conference. Tap the article for more details.