Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the day of the opening of an electrolysis gigafactory in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country’s military aid for Ukraine next year to … Read more

US Army says it needs $3 billion for 155 mm artillery rounds and production

US Army says it needs $3 billion for 155 mm artillery rounds and production

A soldier of the U.S. Army participates in the live firing exercise DYNAMIC FRONT 23 at Grafenwoehr training site in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army needs Congress to approve $3.1 billion to buy 155 millimeter artillery rounds and expand production to … Read more

Ukraine hits shipyard in Crimea’s Kerch, damages ship, Russian defence ministry says

Ukraine hits shipyard in Crimea’s Kerch, damages ship, Russian defence ministry says

Nov 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine hit a shipyard in the city of Kerch with 15 cruise missiles on Saturday, damaging one ship, Russian news agencies cited the Russian defence ministry as saying. The ministry said in a statement that air defence systems destroyed 13 of the Ukraine-launched missiles. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne Our … Read more

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Germany will from Thursday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister … Read more

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) smiles as he reacts to the applause of members of the House after being elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the … Read more

White House says Iran ‘actively facilitating’ some attacks on US military bases

White House says Iran ‘actively facilitating’ some attacks on US military bases

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – (This Oct. 23 story has been refiled to add dropped words in paragraph 2) The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases … Read more

Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification -presidency

Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification -presidency

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers from his ruling AK Party at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey October 11, 2023. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES./File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ANKARA, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on … Read more

Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces -security sources

Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces -security sources

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ANBAR, Iraq, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Drones and rockets targeted on Thursday evening the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, and multiple … Read more

US Space Force pauses use of AI tools like ChatGPT over data security risks

US Space Force pauses use of AI tools like ChatGPT over data security risks

[1/2]OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Space Force has paused the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for its workforce over data security concerns, according to a memo seen by Reuters. A … Read more

South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing

South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing

[1/3]South Korea’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, Chung Byung-won, Japan’s Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Funakoshi Takehiro, and China’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Nong Rong, pose for photographs during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, September 26, 2023. Acquire Licensing Rights Read more SEOUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) – South Korea hosted senior diplomats from … Read more