Military and defense

Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours, hitting Ukraine’s power grid

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials…

2 months ago

Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida

TOKYO -- A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio…

2 months ago

Hezbollah launches 140 missiles into northern Israel in 3 strikes, damage not immediately known

Hezbollah launches 140 missiles into northern Israel in 3 strikes, damage not immediately known

2 months ago

20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo -- A militia attack killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, local authorities said on Tuesday, the…

2 months ago

Russia begins massive naval drills together with China

The Russian military on Tuesday launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint…

2 months ago

Israeli military says an American activist killed in the West Bank was likely unintentionally shot by Israeli forces

Israeli military says an American activist killed in the West Bank was likely unintentionally shot by Israeli forces

2 months ago

UN official says Sudan’s war has killed at least 20,000 people

CAIRO -- More than 16 months of war in Sudan has killed more than 20,000 people, a senior United Nations…

2 months ago

Libyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of human trafficker

CAIRO -- Libya’s chief prosecutor ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an investigation…

2 months ago

Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence

WASHINGTON -- A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol received a reduced prison sentence of six years…

3 months ago

Q&A: Author Clare Hammond reveals how railways made and broke Myanmar

BANGKOK -- For three months in 2016, a British journalist working in Myanmar traveled across the Southeast Asian country on…

3 months ago

Philippine authorities detain more than 160 people over suspected cybercrime operation

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine authorities raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex in a central province and took…

3 months ago

Israel's military says it is staging airstrikes inside Lebanon targeting positions of the Shiite militia Hezbollah

Israel's military says it is staging airstrikes inside Lebanon targeting positions of the Shiite militia Hezbollah

3 months ago

Pakistan forces say they killed 3 insurgents involved in local administrator’s death

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani security forces shot and killed three insurgents who were involved in the recent killing of a senior…

3 months ago

A shootout on Pakistan’s frontier with Afghanistan kills 5 militants and 3 Pakistani soldiers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces killed five militants in a remote northwestern area on Monday when they tried to…

3 months ago

Philippines says China was alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north

MANILA, Philippines -- China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed…

3 months ago

Donald Trump’s campaign says its emails were hacked

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in…

3 months ago

Philippines protests Chinese air force jets’ firing of flares in the path of patrol plane

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government said Tuesday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew…

3 months ago

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South,…

3 months ago

Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial

MOSCOW -- Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked for a 15-year sentence in the treason trial of a Russian-American woman, who…

3 months ago

Russia says fighting continues in Ukrainian incursion into Kursk region

2024-08-08 20:15:02 KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian troops are fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region in the third day of…

4 months ago