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Europe
Russia to Hike Defense Spending by Almost 70% in 2024: Ministry
Russia is set to hike defense spending by almost 70 percent in 2024, a finance ministry document showed, as Moscow pours resources into its full-scale offensive in Ukraine.
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Europe
Breakaway Republic of Karabakh Says Will Cease to ‘Exist’
The self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh announced it would cease to exist, after a military defeat by Azerbaijan followed by an exodus of over half of the enclave's population.
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Asia Pacific
Australia Shakes Up Army in Shift to Long-Range Deterrence
Australia announced a "major restructuring" of the army featuring a new long-range strike capacity, as it adapts to China's growing military clout in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Enshrines Nuclear Power Status in Constitution
North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the US, state media reported.
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Sea
Taiwan to Unveil First Domestically Built Submarine
Taiwan will unveil its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, as the island seeks to bolster its defenses against China.
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Air
Czech Republic to Buy 24 US-Made F-35 Fighter Jets
The Czech Republic will buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters.
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Air
Bulgaria to Provide Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine
Bulgaria's parliament decided to send aging, Soviet-era air-defense missile systems to Ukraine, its first such shipment to Kyiv.
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Middle East
Iran Says It ‘Successfully’ Launched New Military Satellite
Iran's Revolutionary Guards "successfully" launched a new military imaging satellite, state media reported, in the latest display of its aerospace technology which has sparked Western concern.
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Asia Pacific
Korea on ‘Brink of Nuclear War,’ North Warns UN
North Korea told the United Nations that the peninsula was at risk of nuclear war, as it blamed what it called hostility by the United States.
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Ramped Up Mass Killings, Air Strikes: UN Rights Office
Myanmar's military escalated its use of mass killings, air and artillery strikes in the past year, according to the UN's rights office.
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