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He claims several buildings have been damaged, after Russia unleashed a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments targeting Kyiv.

Pyongyang notified the country of plans to launch a "satellite" between May 31 and June 11.

The white cetacean with the strange brown harness has spent the last three years tracking around Norway, and has dramatically increased speed.

Lindsey Graham said he regarded the Kremlin's actions as a "badge of honour" for him.

Residents were forced to take shelter in underground railway stations as civilian areas were targeted.

Japan's coast guard said North Korea has notified it that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.

The island's defence ministry said it was monitoring the movements of the ships and will respond accordingly.

The training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care and poor oversight according to an investigation triggered by the death of a sailor last year.

Both countries said the move had been prompted by 'western aggression'.

Footage released by the Russian ministry showed the maritime drone dodging gun fire before exploding in a massive fireball

Anti-Putin Russian nationals claimed they were behind the shelling that damaged buildings in southwestern Russia.

The move has sparked controversy in the Pacific Island nation and comes as Washington and China jostle for influence.

The chief of the Russian private military group had claimed his forces took complete control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Fierce fighting has made the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut unrecognisable, new satellite imagery shows.

The 42-year-old Harvard alumni, said his policy priorities over the next four years will be to "demilitarise, demonopolise and decentralise" Thailand.

Realising the full potential of the landmark defence deal depends on a 'seamless' exchange of technology, Richard Marles said today.

Western-supplied air defences helped Ukraine thwart an 'exceptional' strike on the nation's capital.

The US spy agency believed now offers an "unprecedented" opportunity to convince Russians disaffected by the war in Ukraine and life in Russia to share their secrets.

'Black day' for Russia's airforce could indicate a surprise change in Ukraine battle tactics

A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan's main islands in a display of military power.

The US ambassador to South Africa accused the country on Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship linked to a sanctioned company that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town in December.

The new weapons will boost the Ukrainian military's long range strike capabilities in the anticipated counter offensive against Russia.

The Russian army has lost so many modern weapons that is has been forced to bring some decades-old equipment out of storage.

Ukrainian air defences shot down 35 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv in Russia's latest nighttime assault.

The Vietnamese government has demanded the withdrawl of the limited-edition $2 coin.

The owner of Russia's Wagner military contractor has accused Moscow's military command of starving his forces of ammunition and causing them heavy losses.

The Kremlin promised unspecified retaliation for what it termed a "terrorist" act, and pro-Kremlin figures called for the assassinations of senior Ukraine leaders.

The Kremlin decried the alleged attack attempt as a "terrorist act" and said Vladimir Putin was unharmed.

The new Pentagon estimate comes amid fierce fighting for the small city of Bakhmut.

Global military spending in 2022 reached an all-time high of US$2.24 trillion in 2022, driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Turkish forces have killed the leader of terror group ISIS, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed.

To celebrate King Charles III's Coronation, the resort's team of model makers, including chief model maker Paula Laughton, have built a selection of royal miniature models.

Australia's loss of its 10-year warning time for a major conflict has made gaining defence technology research a priority, the government said.

Critical air, land and naval installations will be boosted, the federal government said today.

Tens of thousands of Australians have packed central squares in some of the country's biggest cities this morning.

Thousands of people across NSW marked Anzac Day in different ways but nothing personified the spirit of the day like two elderly diggers and the communities who rallied around them.

Images of the Montevideo Maru shipwreck, Australia's worst maritime disaster, have been released three days after the discovery was announced.

Thousands of Australians earlier gathered around the country and overseas to mark Anzac Day in dawn services and marches.

Beijing is being urged to explain the reasons behind what has been labelled the largest ever peacetime build-up of armed forces.

Beijing has issued a call to avoid "hyping up the 'China threat' narrative" after Australia's landmark defence review called out the superpower's historic military buildup.

Australia faces the greatest strategic challenges since World War II, the prime minister says, as the government unveiled its response to the landmark defence review.

Leaked CIA files show Beijing's ambitions in space warfare, reports said.

Steven Angus' family called police to his Townsville home yesterday with concerns for the 52-year-old's welfare.

A former Marine who for years helped smuggle drugs from Mexico into the United States and even tried to get a song written to glorify his exploits was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.

The federal government will dramatically reduce their planned purchase of tanks and howitzers to free up money for other defence priorities, Nine Newspapers reports.

Thirty years ago the ADF was deployed to one of the most dangerous places in the world.

The foreign minister said Australia's role was aimed at 'lowering the heat' between competing powers in the Indo Pacific region.

Separatist gunmen attacked Indonesian army troops who were deployed to rescue a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua province, leaving at least six dead and about 30 missing, officials say.

Fierce fighting across Sudan has entered a second day as months of tensions between a paramilitary group and the country's army erupted into violence.

Fears are growing that communist-ruled China may be preparing to invade its neighbour.