At least four people have been killed in Russia's most intense overnight aerial bombardment of the year so far, according to Ukrainian officials and media. Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a short but intense attack from Russian missiles, head of Kyiv’s military administration Tymur Tkachenko said.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Monday of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of its nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace.

By 2025, Russia’s war against Ukraine had hardened into a grinding conflict of attrition, with neither side achieving a decisive strategic breakthrough. While the front line moved more this year than in 2023 or 2024,

In October, China deepened its support for Russia’s war effort through intelligence sharing, expanded drone supplies, and closer military cooperation, while strengthening diplomatic and economic

Sean Corbett, Chairman of Janes National Security Advisory Board gives his expert opinion on some of the global threats he anticipates this year.

The U.S. military’s seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic is ratcheting up tensions between Washington and Moscow as President Trump seeks to take control of Venezuela, in

Drones have turned the front line into a kill zone, and made casualty evacuation extremely difficult and dangerous.

The United States is reducing its efforts to prevent war and violence, while the level of armed conflict around the world and the risk to the United States continue to increase, argues the annual Preventive Priorities Survey produced by the Council on ...

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