Pakistan tests missile amid India standoff

Pakistan carried out a second missile test in three days on Monday after saying it was preparing for an incursion by India, as Moody's warned that the standoff over violence in Kashmir could set ba...

US Navy tests sea-based hypersonic missile launch system

The U.S. Navy successfully tested a sea-based hypersonic missile launch system at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, marking a significant step toward deploying the advanced weapons at ...

Three police officers shot dead in Russia's Dagestan

Three police officers were killed on Monday in a firefight in the southern Russian region of Dagestan after unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle, regional authorities said. Tap for the ...

UK's Starmer talks defense cooperation with Australia's re-elected Albanese

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Spain must raise defense spending to 3% of GDP, says EU defense chief

Spain will have to raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product, the European defense commissioner said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, as European countries bend to press...

New Zealand to spend $1.19B on new maritime helicopters

The New Zealand government said on Sunday it had set aside NZ$2 billion ($1.19 billion) in its upcoming budget to replace the Defence Force’s aging maritime helicopters, as global tensions increase...

US State Dept OKs possible sale of F-16 training, sustainment for Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 training and sustainment, along with related equipment, to Ukraine for $310 million, the Pentagon said on Friday. Tap for the full ...

Russia says it will help Taliban fight Islamic State group in Afghanistan

Russia will help the Taliban fight against the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group, Moscow's special representative for the country was quoted as saying Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Israel strikes near Syrian presidential palace in “message” to Sharaa

Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus early on Friday in its clearest signal yet of hostility toward the Islamist-led Syrian authorities and a preparedness to ramp up milit...

Pentagon to seek “Right to Repair” provisions in Army contracts

The U.S. Department of Defense wants new and existing defense contracts to give the Army the right to repair its own weapons, in a bid to save money and time by ending requirements to use original ...

New German finance minister to oversee defense spending boost

A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers has called for a review of Elon Musk's role in the bidding process for the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, a project championed by President Donald Trump. T...

Ukraine's parliament will vote on ratifying US minerals deal on May 8, lawmaker says

Ukraine's parliament will hold a vote on May 8 to ratify a minerals deal signed with the United States earlier this week, a lawmaker said on Friday, while two other documents pertaining to the agre...

German spy agency brands AfD party as “extremist”, opens way for closer surveillance

Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up monitoring of the country's biggest opposition party, which decried the ...

Russia says it is creating “security strip” in Ukraine's Sumy region

Russia said on Friday its forces were continuing to create a "security strip" in border areas of Ukraine's Sumy region after driving Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region, just across the border...

New CIA videos aim to lure Chinese officials

The CIA on Thursday rolled out two Chinese-language videos aimed at enticing officials in China to leak secrets to the U.S., the latest public effort by the intelligence agency to ramp up human int...