Philippines, US forces to train retaking island in joint drills

Philippine and U.S. forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea as Manila shifts its focus to...

Missiles, drones and warships the priority as Australia plans $32B defense boost

Australia will boost defense spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasize missiles, drones and warships as it looks to the possibili...

France prepares to commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary

Eighty years on, Normandy's beaches and fields still bear the scars of violence that erupted during World War II on D-Day, history's largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, drone footage shows...

Former US Army staffer pleads guilty to defrauding Gold Star families

A former U.S. Army financial counselor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding grieving military families out of life insurance payments, in a scheme whose alleged victims included widows and a 13-...

China sends fighter jets to shadow US Navy plane over Taiwan Strait

Philippine and U.S. forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea as Manila shifts its focus to...

Ukraine says Russia steps up illegal use of tear gas to clear trenches

The Ukrainian infantryman, call sign "Ray", said he quickly pulled on his gas mask after a Russian drone flying above his trench on the eastern front dropped a tear gas grenade. Tap for the full br...

Ukraine, Israel aid to hit US House floor as separate bills soon

The U.S. House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate legislation this week, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday, more than two months after the Senate pa...

Israel still imposing “unlawful” restrictions on Gaza aid, UN rights office says

Israel is still imposing "unlawful" restrictions on humanitarian relief for Gaza, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, despite assertions from Israel and others that barriers have eased. T...

Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response

Iran will respond to any action against its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, a day after Israel warned it will respond to Tehran's w...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs new army draft law to reinforce exhausted troops

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules, according to the parliamentary website, as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight ...

Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base, commander confident of retaining control

Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, as a senior rebel commander vowed they would hold th...

US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. Tap for t...

Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Israel's European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran's weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from "the edge of the cliff" of escalation in the...

Israeli military calling up reservists for more Gaza operations

The Israeli military said on Sunday it will soon call up two reserve divisions for operations in Gaza, where it has been conducting a war against Islamist militant group Hamas. Tap for the full brief.

Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town

A resistance group fighting Myanmar's military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized ...