Ukrainian lawmakers passed the first stage of discussions over the 2025 budget on Thursday, with around 26 percent of GDP allocated for defense as the country struggles to fend off the Russian offensive. The draft budget provides for 2.2 trillion hryvnias ($53.38 billion) for national...

President Vladimir Putin kicked off a new exercise of Russia’s nuclear forces on Tuesday at a critical point in the Ukraine war, the second such drill that Moscow has held in two weeks. The 2-1/2-year-old war is entering what Russian officials say is its most dangerous phase as Russian...

Russia said on Tuesday it had taken two eastern Ukrainian towns and open-source data indicated that Moscow’s forces were advancing at their fastest pace in at least a year amid signs the conflict is drawing in new players such as North Korea. The 2-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine is entering...

The United States said on Sunday it will send to Israel an advanced anti-missile system – and US troops to operate it – in a bid to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. US President Joe Biden said he was sending the system “to defend Israel.”...