Defense

Image for Pentagon chief says U.S. ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal
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Pentagon chief says U.S. ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reach...

30th May, 2026

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Putin says Russia has the means to destroy anyone who attacks its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad

MOSCOW, May 29 (Reuters) - Russia has all the means necessary at its disposal to destroy anyone who...

29th May, 2026

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Russian Oreshnik missile fired in January was nine years old, Ukrainian experts say

By Max Hunder KYIV, May 29 (Reuters) - A Russian Oreshnik missile fired at Ukraine in January appear...

29th May, 2026

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Japan dismisses 'ridiculous' Russian criticism of military buildup

May 28 (Reuters) - Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism...

28th May, 2026

Image for On the ground with Ukraine's drone forces targeting Russia's battlefield rear
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On the ground with Ukraine's drone forces targeting Russia's battlefield rear

By Vladyslav Smilianets and Valentyn Ogirenko EASTERN UKRAINE, May 28 (Reuters) - In a corn field in...

28th May, 2026

Image for Poland to finalise $27 billion in military deals under EU SAFE by end-May, PM says
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Poland to finalise $27 billion in military deals under EU SAFE by end-May, PM says

WARSAW, May 28 (Reuters) - Poland will sign agreements by the end of May to finance military equipme...

28th May, 2026

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Russia's foreign spy chief accuses NATO of preparing for 'large-scale conflict in the east'

MOSCOW, May 28 (Reuters) - Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, on T...

28th May, 2026

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Any conflict over Taiwan would risk U.S.-China nuclear escalation, study finds

By Greg Torode and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 28 (Reuters) - A conflict between the U.S. and China...

28th May, 2026

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Netherlands deploys minesweeper amid Hormuz contingency planning

AMSTERDAM, May 27 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as pa...

27th May, 2026

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Canada to buy Swedish early warning planes rather than US model

OTTAWA, May 27 (Reuters) - Canada, which says it wants to reduce reliance on U.S. defense firms, on...

27th May, 2026

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Latvia to strengthen anti-drone defences along its Russia and Belarus border

By Andrius Sytas SELIJA MILITARY BASE, Latvia, May 27 (Reuters) - Latvia is increasing anti-drone de...

27th May, 2026

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Sevastopol governor says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles in attack

May 27 (Reuters) - Air defence units in the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea downed ove...

27th May, 2026