KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, wounded or missing on both sides of Russia’s war against Ukraine could hit 2 million by spring, with Russia suffering the highest recorded troop death toll of any major power in any conflict since World War II. Tuesday’s report from the … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday moved to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol ran the presidential office in the Defense Ministry compound. It was the … Read more
A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense said the 28-year-old was killed in a “tragic accident” while observing Ukrainian forces testing “a new defensive capability, far from the front lines”. On Wednesday, Prime … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm Sunday after Chinese military planes jammed radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks about Taiwan raised tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling it a “very regrettable” and “dangerous” act that “exceeded … Read more