Aerospace / Defense
Saudi Arabia to invest over $133 billion in transport sector, minister says
(Corrects number of passengers in 2019 to 103 million, not 109 million, in fifth paragraph) By Alexander Cornwell and Marwa...
Read morePalestinian killed in W.Bank clash, retaliatory Israeli strikes in Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Saturday that its aircraft launched retaliatory air strikes in the Gaza Strip and...
Read more
Russian warplanes practice bombing enemy ships in Black Sea drills
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warplanes practiced bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea during training exercises, Russia...
Read more
Era ends, uncertainty looms as U.S. forces quit main Afghanistan base
KABUL (Reuters) -American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of...
Read more
Factbox-Bagram: the Soviet-built air strip that became America’s main Afghan base
KABUL (Reuters) - The departure of U.S. troops from Afghanistan's Bagram air base on Friday marks the end of a...
Read more
New York on Ukraine’s frontline: parliament backs town’s name change
By Sergiy Karazy and Margaryta Chornokondratenko NEW YORK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine has regained its own New York after parliament...
Read more
S.Korea’s Moon and North’s Kim exchanged letters ahead of Biden summit -newspaper
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim...
Read more
Facebook asks: Are your friends becoming extremists?
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is starting to warn some users they might have seen "extremist content" on...
Read more
U.S. envoy to Moscow says he held positive meeting with deputy foreign minister -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday that he held a positive meeting with Russia's Deputy...
Read more
Swiss pick U.S. F-35 jet and Patriot missiles for defence needs
By John Revill and Tim Hepher ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter...
Read moreRussia tests Crimean air defence systems as Ukraine, U.S. hold Black Sea drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia tested the readiness of its air defence systems in Crimea, the peninsula it annexed from Ukraine...
Read more
Ukraine, U.S. to start Black Sea military drills despite Russian protest
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and the United States will start a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the...
Read moreUAE sets deadline for Italy to vacate airbase, Italian government source says
ROME (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has asked Italy to withdraw aircraft and personnel from a military base in...
Read more
S.Korea to develop ‘Iron Dome’-style defence system to counter North’s artillery
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea approved plans on Monday to pursue a $2.6-billion artillery interception system, similar...
Read moreRussia successfully test launches new intercontinental ballistic missile -TASS cites source
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has successfully test launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the country's...
Read moreIran has drones with range of 7,000 km, Guards commander says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top...
Read more
Helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Duque struck by bullets in attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Colombia's President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack...
Read more