China ramps up construction on new Antarctic station, CSIS says

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resu...

Russian court rejects US reporter Gershkovich's detention appeal

U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who denies a Russian accusation he is a spy, appeared in a Moscow courtroom Tuesday at a hearing to appeal a decision to keep him in pre-trial detention in a forme...

US sets $259M F-16 equipment sale to Turkey

The White House told Congress on Monday of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16s — a deal valued at up to $259 million. Tap the article for more de...

Putin visits two Ukraine regions, Russia presses Bakhmut assault

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed — as Russian forces stepped up bombardments on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut...

Taiwan to buy 400 US anti-ship missiles, Bloomberg reports

Taiwan will buy as many as 400 U.S. land-launched Harpoon missiles in the face of rising threat from China, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a trade group's leader and people familiar with...

Four Turkish troops wounded in Syria attacks, Ankara says

Four Turkish soldiers were wounded in artillery and rocket attacks by Kurdish militants on bases in northern Syria, prompting a counter attack, Ankara said Sunday. Tap the article for more details.

SKorea, US, Japan hold drills as NKorea slams US “nuclear blackmail”

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defense exercises Monday, as Pyongyang accused Washington of ramping up "nuclear blackmail" with drills. Tap the article for more...

Australia, New Zealand sign new army cooperation deal

Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday announced plans for the allies' armies to work more closely together as New Zealand looks to its larger neighbor for help reinvigorating an armed forces battlin...

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait after Chinese drills

The U.S. warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy said Monday was a "routine" transit — days after China ended its latest war games around the island. Ta...

SKorea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border, South Korea's military said on Sunday, a day after the incident that...

Sudan's generals agree to ceasefire after US convoy takes fire

Sudan's rival commanders agreed a 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday evening, the army said, following calls to each side from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over fighting in Khartoum that saw ...

Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting teen who went to wrong house

Prosecutors charged an 84-year-old white Kansas City man with two felonies Monday in the shooting of a Black teenager who was wounded after walking up to the wrong house when going to pick up his y...

US arrests two for setting up Chinese “secret police station” in New York

U.S. law enforcement officials on Monday arrested two New York residents for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown — part of a crackdown on Beijing's allege...

Sudan rival forces battle in capital as UN says little prospect for mediation

Sudan's battling factions both claimed to have made gains Monday as continued violence cut power and water in the capital, and the U.N. envoy to Sudan said the two sides showed no signs of willingn...

Russian war critic jailed for 25 years

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed Monday for a quarter of a century by a Moscow court for treason and other crimes — after protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine and lobbying countries...