Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces....

France, Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact

France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation in amid rising maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the w...

US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155mm artillery

The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and building 155 millimeter artillery rounds to replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an A...

Missile defense successes in Israel, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems, experts say

The success of ballistic missile defenses facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey syst...

US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked by settlers, diverted by militants

The success of ballistic missile defenses facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey syst...

California police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters

Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs, arresting defiant demonstrators and d...

US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons

A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deployin...

Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says

The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents ...

Taiwan reports second Chinese “combat patrol” in a week

Taiwan's defense ministry on Thursday said that China had carried out a "joint combat readiness patrol" near the island for the second time in a week. Tap for the full brief.

Polish President submits bill to step up defense preparation

President Andrzej Duda has submitted to parliament a draft bill aimed at increasing Poland's defense readiness, citing new forms of threat from Russia, the National Security Bureau (BBN) said on Th...

US Democrats press White House to prevent Israeli assault on Rafah

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration faced renewed pressure on Wednesday from his fellow Democrats to influence Israel not to launch a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the city where almost half ...

Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian camp in LA, 300 Gaza protesters arrested in New York

Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia Universit...

China launches sea trials for next-generation aircraft carrier

China on Wednesday launched sea trials for the Fujian, its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, state media reported. Tap for the full brief.

Ukrainian forces near besieged Chasiv Yar say they badly need ammunition

Ukrainian forces defending the strategic eastern stronghold of Chasiv Yar say they are still waiting for fresh ammunition after the United States approved a major military aid package, amid intensi...

SKorea discusses joining part of AUKUS pact with US, UK and Australia

South Korea has held talks about joining part of the AUKUS defense deal between the U.S., Britain and Australia, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said on Wednesday, only weeks after the pact said it w...