How Ukraine war crimes are being investigated

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - More than 70,000 alleged war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since Russia invaded, but bringing them to trial is no simple task. Ukrainian and Western authorities say th...

Mexico Congress votes to give armed forces airspace monitoring duties

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Congress on Wednesday approved a law giving the nation's armed forces a dominant role in airspace surveillance and defense, a measure proponents say is vital to na...

US to revamp arms export policy to vet human rights more closely, officials say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will unveil on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, three State Departme...

Sweden open to sending Leopards to Ukraine, defense minister tells TT news

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden is open to sending some of its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine as the Nordic country prepares to present another package of aid to help the country fight off the Russi...

Israel-Gaza border heats up after West Bank violence

GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out air strikes in a cross-border exchange on Thursday, after 11 Palestinians were killed a day earlier during an Israeli raid in t...

Putin revokes decree recognizing Moldova's sovereignty in separatist conflict

CHISINAU (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin revoked on Tuesday a 2012 decree that in part underpinned Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the future of the Transdniestria region - a Moscow-backed...

China deepens ties with Russia as Biden rallies NATO over Ukraine

WARSAW/MOSCOW (Reuters) -China pledged to deepen cooperation with Russia on Wednesday as U.S. President Joe Biden prepared to meet leaders of NATO's eastern flank - highlighting geopolitical tensi...

Sept. 11 victims cannot seize Afghan central bank assets, US judge rules

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge decided on Tuesday that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to seize $3.5 billion of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy ...

Israeli troops kill 9 Palestinians in West Bank clash, medics say

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians, including at least three gunmen and three civilians, and wounded over 90 others during a raid on a flashpoint city in the occu...

Italy's Meloni backs Ukraine on Kyiv visit but rules out sending planes

KYIV (Reuters) -Italy will keep supporting Ukraine in resisting Russian attacks but has no plans to offer fighter jets, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday during a visit to Kyiv. The Itali...

Australia, Philippines discuss joint South China Sea patrols

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and Australia on Wednesday discussed pursuing joint patrols in the South China Sea, days after the Southeast Asian country held similar talks with the United ...

Al-Shabab attack kills 10 at Somali officials' house, ministry says

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia's capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and militia fighters ...

Russia's warship with hypersonic missiles arrives for drills with S.Africa, China

(Reuters) - Russia's flagship frigate equipped with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles has arrived in the South African port of Richards Bay for exercises that will include China, Russia's ...

US lawmaker in Kyiv says momentum shifting toward ATACMS and F-16s for Ukraine

KYIV (Reuters) - A senior U.S. lawmaker said during a visit to the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday that momentum in Washington was shifting toward sending the long-range missiles and fighter jets cov...

Putin suspends Russia's participation in last remaining nuclear treaty with US

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was suspending its participation in the New START treaty with the United States that limits the two sides' strategic nuclear ...