Early signs New Zealand Defense Force attrition slowing, chiefs say

Historically high levels of attrition in New Zealand's Defense Force may be slowing as new cash pumped in to the Force delays resignations, New Zealand Defense Forces chiefs said Thursday. Tap for ...

US, Taiwan, Japan drone fleets to share real-time information, FT reports

U.S., Taiwanese and Japanese forces will share real-time data from reconnaissance drones to strengthen coordination, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. Tap for more details.

NATO's east expects clearer Ukraine post-war member path at Vilnius summit

Members of NATO's eastern flank expect the military alliance's July summit in Vilnius will set Ukraine on a clearer path to membership, once its war with Russia ends, the countries said at a summit...

US cannot ban non-violent convicts from owning guns, appeals court rules

The U.S. government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Tap for more details.

New Zealand and Fiji finalizing defense agreement, Fiji PM says

New Zealand and Fiji are finalizing a defense agreement that will increase engagement between the two countries militaries and help build capacity and skills in the Fiji Defence Force, the Fijian p...

Investigators to review records from crashed plane that sparked DC scare

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said investigators plan to conclude its on-scene investigative work Wednesday from the southwest Virginia crash site of the plane that caused a secur...

Indonesia kicks off multilateral naval exercise amid Asia-Pacific tension

Indonesia on Monday launched a multilateral naval exercise in its waters, alongside navies from countries including the United States, Britain, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, amid simmering ...

Ukraine awaiting final agreements on “powerful” F16 jets offer, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday he received "a serious, powerful" offer from leaders of countries ready to provide Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets and is awaiting final agreements ...

France's last surviving D-Day commando joins beach landing anniversary

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront cerem...

Canal supplying Crimea getting far less water after dam blast, Kremlin says

A gaping hole punched in Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka Dam that unleashed a wall of floodwater means that the canal which has traditionally met most of Crimea's water needs is receiving drastically less ...

Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile, state media reports

Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western co...

Zelenskiy commends troops after Bakhmut gains

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised Ukrainian troops Monday after his top ground commander said the country's forces continued to move forward outside of Bakhmut in northern Donetsk. Tap for more...

China, Russia launch joint air patrol, SKorea scrambles fighters

China and Russia conducted a joint air patrol on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea for a sixth time since 2019, prompting neighboring South Korea to scramble fighter jets. Tap for mo...

Shelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week

Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital Monday, residents said — with reports of lawlessness in Khartoum and Darfur after over seven weeks of conflict between rival military faction...

NATO says reinforcements arriving in Kosovo after clashes last week

Reinforcements for NATO's peacekeeping force have begun to arrive in Kosovo following last week's unrest in the north of the country, the alliance said Monday. Tap for more details.