Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, US judge rules

(Reuters) - A federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Oklahoma has concluded, citing last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ...

Ukraine to replace defense minister in wartime reshuffle, top lawmaker says

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, in a reshuffle ...

Mali says Russia's Lavrov to visit to strengthen defense ties

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a two-day visit to Mali this week, the Malian foreign ministry said on Sunday, describing the visit as a reflection of a shared w...

One peacekeeper killed in Congo after UN chopper takes fire

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -One U.N. peacekeeper from South Africa was killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday when a helicopter operated by the peacekeeping ...

US Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a ...

US transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, a...

Norway to order 54 new Leopard tanks from Germany

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway will order 54 new German-made Leopard 2 tanks for its army from the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Group, and will get an option to buy a further 18 tanks at a later time, the gov...

Palestinians fire rockets, Israel hits Gaza days after US call for calm

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Thursday in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States called for calm, but there was no immediate...

12 German troops injured in crash of Puma fighting vehicles, German army says

BERLIN (Reuters) - Twelve German troops were injured when two Puma infantry fighting vehicles crashed during an exercise in a military training area in eastern Germany, the German army said on ...

Ukraine probing military officials for alleged corruption

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian authorities are investigating senior military officials in two separate cases of suspected corruption, officials said on Thursday, part of a crackdown on wrongdoing be...

Ukraine raids home of billionaire in war-time anti-corruption crackdown

KYIV (Reuters) -Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's sponsor in...

Philippines grants US more access to bases amid China concerns

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has granted the United States greater access to its military bases, their defence chiefs said on Thursday, amid mounting concern over China's increasing asser...

US opens embassy in Solomon Islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic relations in the Pacific as a counter to China. Secreta...

Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States

SAN PEDRO TAPANATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) -Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule. It ends, after a perilous ...

Jamaica willing to take part in military intervention in Haiti, PM says

KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island cou...