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Greenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shaky

Greenland’s government and residents expressed relief about a new military pact with the United States and Denmark.

Iran: Strait of Hormuz won’t be used to ‘impose insecurity on us’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that ‘warfare knows no borders’.

Nuclear arms unlikely to be deployed in Lithuania soon despite parliament consent — expert

Ruslan Pankratov said there is a gap between repealing Article 137 and the actual arrival of nuclear weapons on Lithuani...

With Trump-Xi truce, China looks to reshape Asian order

Trump is giving an unusually high-level treatment for Xi, including by personally welcoming him at Joint Base Andrews, a...

Trump faces Xi as strains with allies complicate U.S. pressure on China

As Trump prepares to meet Xi, strains with U.S. allies are complicating Washington’s efforts to marshal pressure against...

Zelensky says Ukraine ready for maritime truce and puts onus on Russia to respond

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday that Ukraine was...

US-British Military Base in Chagos Risks Staying in Limbo for Years

Britain’s control of a military base used by the US in its war with Iran is in limbo after Donald Trump again rejected a...

Estonian MFA calls talk of Russian attack on NATO unfounded

Estonian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov urged other NATO countries to "calm down"

North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile

North Korea test launched a new weapon over the weekend that appears to be a hypersonic missile, according to photos rel...

Putin Says Election Turnout Shows Russians Support Military Agenda

"Such a high, even record, number of people who came out and voted shows that the people of Russia support our efforts a...

Pacing problem: can AI fears overcome US-China race dynamics and force a slowdown?

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their t...

Putin says election turnout shows Russians support military agenda

MOSCOW, Sept 23 - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that high turnout in last weekend's parliamentary election ...

Russian Military Helicopter Briefly Entered Polish Airspace

The Mi-8 helicopter spent 42 seconds in Polish airspace, the Polish military said.

Iran's president says Tehran will not surrender in war with US, but believes in diplomacy

By Parisa Hafezi and Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Iran will not surrender in the war with the Uni...

Polish foreign minister holds rare meeting with Belarusian counterpart, discusses 'improving relations'

Sikorski said the meeting took place on "neutral territory" and that "when a neighbor wants to thaw and improve relation...

Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland says

The helicopter entered Polish airspace to a maximum depth of around 300 meters and remained there for 42 seconds, Poland...

FERC has options for modernizing PJM’s governance

The commission’s jurisdiction over transmission governance allows it to modify filing-rights allocations and adjust PJM ...

India to begin mass production of new laser anti-drone system — newspaper

The platform underwent successful testing in August 2025

US Air Force to shut down research centre focusing on Chinese military

The US Air Force is shutting down a major research centre dedicated to open-source analysis of the Chinese military’s ai...

Russia, Iran discuss cooperation in Africa

The sides exchanged views on current issues on the international and regional agenda, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

German defense minister sees smooth sailing in parliament for his record defense budget

Pistorius is asking lawmakers to approve nearly €140 billion ($160 billion) for defense next year, a record sum.

Belarusian begins combat readiness inspection of Air Force — Security Council

Alexander Volfovich noted that even in peacetime, the Air Force and air defense forces are on combat duty and protect no...

British businessman jailed over illegal arms deals to war zones worth millions

A British businessman and an adviser to a quango funded by the UK government have each been jailed for 16 years after br...

Who is retired Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood, the first secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance?

The first secretary general of the tripartite Makkah Defence Alliance, retired Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood, is ass...

Slovakia: PM Robert Fico's NATO Article 5 remarks spark criticism and raise questions about his country's NATO commitment

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he fears war and will do everything he can to keep his country out of one. Critic...

‘No legal grounds for fees on international strait’, says IOM chief

IMO's Arsenio Dominguez says it’s not legal for countries to charge ships fees to use international straits.

U.S. Special Forces Operate Helicopter From Autonomous Barge for the First Time

The U.S. Army's 160th SOAR has landed an MH-47G Chinook on an autonomous Sea Machines barge for the first time, advancin...

PLA mouthpiece hails removal of two top generals from CCP and Chinese military

Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market

Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch u...

US envoy Whitaker dismisses claims of Russia’s alleged conflict plans against NATO

The US Permanent Representative to NATO urged against overreacting to drone incidents in European countries

Ukrainian army lacks forces to cover front line in Donbass — former Ukrainian soldier

Borzy specified that, despite attempts to maintain the defensive line using drones, the Ukrainian armed forces continue ...

Tsikhanouskaya warns Russia could use Belarus for new attacks on Ukraine

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Belarusian infrastructure is already being used to sup...

America is not ready for the drone threat

Counter-drone technology is not enough to address the threat to US critical infrastructure. The post America is not read...

Germany wants to manufacture American PAC-3 interceptors to help meet global demand

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has lobbied U.S. defense leaders to allow the production of PAC-3 MSE intercepto...

Donbass Dome air defense system destroys nine Ukrainian UAVs over DPR in past day

The Ukrainian drones were targeting civilian infrastructure

Lebanon's PM calls for international force to replace UNIFIL: What to know

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is urging world leaders to maint...

West turns Ukraine into global illegal arms trade hub — Russian delegation in Vienna

Russia's chief delegate to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control Yuliya Zhdanova stressed that the illi...

Why the Army needs a clean sheet modern combat vehicle

[Sponsored] The Bradley ran out of room to grow. The Lynx XM30 was designed to keep growing, for the battlefields of tom...

Ukraine loses nearly 1,400 troops in special op zone over past 24 hours — Defense Ministry

Russian Battlegroup North units took control over the Krasny Yar and Potikhonovo settlements in the Kharkov Region in th...

PH leads ASEAN, partner navies in West Philippine Sea drills 

A Chinese Navy vessel is seen close to where eight countries are sailing for the drills, but it does not respond to chal...