The US has the world's largest military budget. Here's how military budgets compare around the world, and what they reveal about military priorities.

From Washington to Beijing and Moscow to New Delhi, a consensus is emerging that the world has entered a multipolar era. Political leaders, diplomats, and analysts routinely declare that unrivaled ...

Sedanka has only 250 residents, but dozens of its men left for the front. It is wondering whether recognition that the ...

A recent documentary examines the Russian military’s experiences in the war in Ukraine. Does that make it propaganda?

Russian and Chinese military incursions near Alaska prompt major U.S. defense investments, including reopening Adak base and new Arctic infrastructure.

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government ...

NAIROBI — Hundreds of Kenyans have been recruited by the Russian military to serve on the front lines in Ukraine, according to former recruits and their families. Many have never returned. Most men ...

About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War ...

January 25, 2026: Russia has had increasing problems obtaining soldiers for the Special Operation in Ukraine. Few Russians disagreed with the decision to invade Ukraine. But since Russia itself was ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Europe must amass an army of 3 million by 2030 to counter Russia’s projected 2.5 million-strong army by that time. Unsurprisingly, Zelensky devoted most of ...

An estimated 415,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded on the battlefields of Ukraine in 2025. Astonishingly, this was not the deadliest year of the conflict. Last year was the second-deadliest ...

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that 422,704 people had signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces last year, state news agencies ...