South Korea says will reconsider providing weapons to Ukraine, Yonhap says

South Korea on Thursday said it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, Yonhap news reported citing an official after the leaders of North Korea and Russia signed a pact pledgi...

Visiting Vietnam, Putin seeks new “security architecture” for Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to build a "reliable security architecture" in the Asia-Pacific region during a state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, part of a trip to Asia seen as sh...

Israel and Lebanon escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon, even as the United States tries to avert any escalation. Tap for the full br...

Putin and Kim sign mutual defense pact

PHOTO CAPTION: Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his arrival at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this image released by the Korean Central...

Boeing CEO blasted in US Senate hearing while apologizing for safety woes

U.S. senators on Tuesday attacked the CEO of Boeing for the planemaker's tarnished safety record, overshadowing his apology to families who lost loved ones in two 737 MAX crashes and acceptance of ...

Dutch PM Rutte to succeed Stoltenberg as NATO head, media reports

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a staunch ally of Kyiv and a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will succeed Jens Stoltenberg as NATO chief, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported on Tue...

Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel

Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen's Houthis, leading industry groups said on Wednesday, after the sinking of a second ship. Tap for the full b...

US soldier jailed for nearly four years in Russia

A U.S. soldier was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony after being found guilty by a Russian court of stealing $113 from his girlfriend and making threats to kill her...

Analysis — With defense pledge, Putin makes shift towards North Korea

Vladimir Putin, on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, signed a mutual defense pledge with Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, underscoring just how far Russia has recast its relations with the only ...

Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps

Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the enclave's southern city of Rafah, residents ...

SKorean military fires warning shots after NKorean troops cross demarcation line

South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the border area between the two Koreas on Tuesday, according to the country's Joint C...

Canada holds off on sending military trainers back to Ukraine

Canada does not think the time is right to send military trainers back to Ukraine, given hesitation among NATO allies about such a step, Defense Minister Bill Blair said Monday. Tap for the full br...

France says it will sell CAESAR howitzers to Armenia

France has signed a contract to sell CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday — as Yerevan deepens military ties with the West and moves away from...

Philippines says sailor sustained serious injury in South China Sea collision

A Philippine navy sailor suffered "serious injury" after what the country's military called on Tuesday "intentional-high speed ramming" by the Chinese coast guard during a resupply mission in the S...

Two key Democrats in US Congress approve major arms sale to Israel, Washington Post reports

Two key Democrats in the U.S. Congress have agreed to support a major arms sale to Israel that includes 50 F-15 fighter jets worth more than $18 billion, the Washington Post reported on Monday, cit...