For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
Russia’s Defence Ministry wants to reclaim part of the one-off payments made to contract soldiers who are later convicted of criminal offences, according to a draft law published on Monday, as the
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, securing 44% of the vote in a historic result that brought the far-right party within reach
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a newly commissioned destroyer would form part of a nuclear response system capable of delivering “annihilating retaliatory strikes”, state media KCNA reported on Monday, although
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International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane, who is under US sanctions, has described the Hague-based organisation as the “last bastion of the rule of law” in the world, while calling for continued
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China could view recent cuts to US-South Korean military exercises as an opportunity to reassert itself in the Indo-Pacific, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Monday, while stressing that Washington had
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Iran said on Sunday that its forces had attacked a U.S. naval drone attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Iranian forces targeted ships in retaliation for American strikes on
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The US military says it has destroyed or disabled three Iranian oil tankers linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), following what it described as missile attacks on two US Navy
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has received US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin for renewed talks on the war in Ukraine, with a three-day ceasefire announced
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The Pentagon has begun polygraph testing among senior military officials as it investigates how classified information about US ammunition stocks was leaked to journalists, according to US media reports. Around 50 members
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Senior Serbian politicians and military figures have attended a memorial ceremony for the recently deceased war criminal Ratko Mladić, drawing renewed criticism over his public commemoration and prompting the European Union to
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The US government has approved a planned $5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a major weapons deal that Washington says will strengthen the kingdom’s ability to respond to current and future
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The US trial of Lindsay Clancy, who admitted killing her three children, has ended without a verdict after jurors failed to agree on whether the 36-year-old was criminally responsible for the deaths.
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A Turkish court in Istanbul has accepted an indictment against comedian Deniz Göktaş over jokes made during an online comedy show, potentially exposing the 32-year-old to a prison sentence of up to
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El Salvador did not use public funds to accumulate bitcoin after the first review of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, according to the IMF, which said documentation provided by Salvadoran
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A few days ago, when I landed at Budapest Airport on my way to an international conference devoted to serious questions of international politics, the first thing I saw was a huge
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