Defense

A spat over the latest planned prisoner swap escalated as the Kremlin and Kyiv exchanged accusations over an ongoing delay.

Chancellor Merz was largely praised for his handling of the US president, but returned with few concrete outcomes.

Protest by dock workers highlights the growing pressure on European governments to convince Israel to either scale back or end its bombing campaign in Gaza.

Speaking after his debut trip to the Oval Office, the German chancellor said he’s confident Washington will stick with the security alliance despite years of tensions.

The unexpected Ocean Act will cover everything from fishing to tourism to defense — but details are scant.

Alliance leaders are widely expected to agree to a new defense spending target of 5 percent of GDP when they meet in The Hague later this month.

Germany will continue delivering weapons to Israel despite unusually open criticism of the Israeli government.

“It’s deterrence and peace through strength, but it cannot be reliance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

Beijing denies helping Moscow, but Russia is scaling up both the production and the sophistication of its drones.

Kyiv used artificial intelligence to conduct one of the most audacious attacks on Russia in history.

NATO defense ministers in Brussels are expected to pave the way for a new defense spending goal — the questions are now when, and how.

Defense projects can now apply for a chunk of the remaining €335 billion — initially earmarked for climate and digital investment.

Despite prohibition on sending weapons to war zones, experts say Seoul will still be eager to cooperate with Europe on defense.

The Danish leader argued that Europe needs more funds to bolster its defenses and counter the threat from Russia.

Zelenskyy allies visit Congress to bolster Russia sanctions bill.

The absence of the U.S. defense secretary marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that an American defense chief misses the monthly meeting.

A stark official report says “state conflict has returned to Europe” — but a fight is raging over the cash-strapped Keir Starmer government response.

Britain’s political leaders are refusing to engage with suggestions that the country’s security calculation might be changing.

The assault came the day before Russia-Ukraine negotiations are set to take place in Istanbul.

The plan, which includes building six new arms factories, will make Britain ready to fight a full-scale war, U.K. defense chief John Healey said.

John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

Beijing’s espionage on Dutch semiconductors and other high-tech areas is “intensifying,” Ruben Brekelmans tells Reuters at Shangri-La Dialogue security forum.

“It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love,” EU’s chief diplomat says at a defense forum in Singapore.

The U.S. defense secretary went to Singapore to reinforce alliances, and admonish allies about security spending.