US soldier got in fights, damaged police car before dash to North Korea, court docs say

Months before he fled into North Korea, U.S. soldier Travis King faced two assault allegations and was fined by a South Korean court for damaging a police car, according to a court ruling and a law...

Wagner’s Prigozhin tells mercenaries to prepare for Africa, no more Ukraine fighting

Russia's mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was shown in a video Wednesday welcoming his fighters to Belarus — telling them they would no longer fight in Ukraine for now but ordering them to gather t...

Amid ICC arrest warrant, South Africa says Putin agreed not to attend BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of economies in South Africa in August "by mutual agreement", South Africa's presidency said Wednesday. Tap for full b...

US to send more jets, warship to Middle East

The United States will send additional F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, along with a warship to the Middle East, the Pentagon said Monday — to monitor waterways following Iran's seizure and harassment o...

Trump says prosecutor told him he is a target in Jan. 6 grand jury probe

PHOTO CAPTION: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the "American Freedom Tour" event in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo     WA...

Ukraine says situation “complicated” in east, Russia reports advancing

Kyiv reported a "complicated" situation in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday — and Moscow said its troops advanced toward the city of Kupiansk in the northeast. Tap for full brief.

US nuclear missile submarine visits SKorea in first since 1980s

For the first time since the 1980s a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) visited South Korea on Tuesday — as the allies coordinated their hypothetical responses in the event of a ...

Japan, France to hold first-ever joint fighter jet drill next week

PHOTO CAPTION: A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle assigned to the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Chitose Air Base takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2018. (U.S. Air Force phot...

Germany aims to have "best equipped" NATO army division in Europe in 2025

Germany is confident it will have the best equipped army division amongst European NATO allies in 2025, Army Chief Alfons Mais told Reuters — as countries move to better equip their troops in the w...

Wagner troops arrive in Central African Republic ahead of referendum

Dozens of troops from Russia's Wagner private military company arrived in Central African Republic to help secure a constitutional referendum on July 30 — that could see the president extend his te...

US soldier crosses into North Korea, US officials say

A U.S. soldier has crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Tap for full brief.

Russia extends eligibility for military call-up by at least five years, up to age 70

Russia's parliament on Tuesday extended the maximum age at which men can be mobilized to serve in the army by at least five years — in the case of the highest-ranking officers, up to the age of 70....

Russia halts grain deal, says no link to bridge attack it blames on Ukraine

Russia said Monday that it halted participation in a UN-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea — hours after Moscow said Ukraine attacked the Crimean Bridge. Ta...

US House passes military bill authorizing record spending, Senate debate next

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed its version of a bill setting policy for the Department of Defense. Tap for full brief.

Ukraine says it regained nearly 18 sq km of land in past week

Ukrainian forces have taken back nearly 18 square km (7 square miles) of territory in the east and the south in the past week in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, a defense official sa...