In an era of perpetual military engagements, from drone strikes in distant deserts to naval confrontations in contested seas, one glaring absence
Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68
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A Russian court on Tuesday upheld American basketball star Brittney Griner's nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, rejecting her appeal in a session where she appeared via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow
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More than 20 activists and politicians are languishing in prison cells in Kyrgyzstan after a weekend crackdown threatened a fresh cycle of turmoil in Central Asia’s most restless country
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is preparing to send inspectors to two Ukrainian sites in reaction to Ukraine's request for an inspection following Russian claims that Ukraine could deploy a so-called dirty bomb, which Kyiv denies.
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Ukrainians have increasingly woken up to the sound of suicide drones as Russia turns to Iranian-made imports to destroy civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Now they may have another deadly Iranian weapon to worry about -- ballistic missiles.
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Since China’s Zijin Mining Group acquired Serbia’s only copper mining complex in 2018, the company has faced protests over its poor environmental record and accusations that it has been involved in untransparent business deals in the Balkan nation
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KYIV -- Ukrainian officials said “vile” Russian missile strikes on civilian energy sites have caused power outages nationwide, leaving more than a million households without electricity, while Russian authorities ordered residents to leave Kherson "immediately" ahead of an expected effort by Kyiv’s forces to retake the crucial southern city.
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Energy facilities throughout Ukraine were targeted by a new wave of Russian strikes on October 22, while Kyiv's air defense shot down several missiles above the Ukrainian capital.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No. 2 official and a chief proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members of the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle Sunday
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As Ukrainian forces advanced toward Kherson, the only regional capital seized by Russia following its February invasion, hundreds of residents carrying basic belongings in bags could be seen boarding boats on October 19 to leave the city.
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