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Oct 11, 20242 min read
Captain's gender had nothing to do with sinking of New Zealand naval ship, says defence minister
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticised online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that...


Aug 12, 20241 min read
South Korea Yoon appoints presidential security chief as defence minister
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed the head of the presidential security service, Kim Yong-hyun, as...


May 17, 20242 min read
North Korea leader's sister denies arms exchange with Russia, KCNA says
SEOUL - Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, again denied arms exchanges with Russia, state media KCNA...


May 16, 20244 min read
Slovak PM Fico no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an...


May 13, 20243 min read
Putin taps economist to run defence, replacing Shoigu in unexpected move
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to...


May 13, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Japan's military needs more women. But it's still failing on harassment
TOKYO - As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its...


May 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-Who is Andrei Belousov, Putin's choice as defence minister?
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former...


May 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-Putin changes his defence minister, moves Patrushev
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed changing his defence minister and moving him to replace the powerful secretary of...


May 11, 20241 min read
Factbox-Who is in - and who is out - in the Russian government?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister. What are the other key...


May 6, 20241 min read
Italy calls for Ukraine truce, peace talks with Putin - newspaper
ROME - Italy's Defence Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to...


Apr 27, 20243 min read
In Beijing, Blinken confronts China over 'powering' Russia's war
BEIJING -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many...


Apr 27, 20244 min read
Analysis-Arrest of Russian defence minister's deputy may be strike by rival 'clan'
LONDON - Sergei Shoigu, Russia's defence minister, has tried to send a "business as usual" message since his deputy was arrested on a...
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