The governor of the Italian region surrounding the port city of Genoa was placed under house arrest Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation by prosecutors alleging he granted political favors in exchange for money.ITALIAN PM MELONI ALLY FIRES BACK AGAINST CRITICISM SAYS POLICIES THE SAME BUT ‘EUROPE HAS CHANGED’Giovanni…

Rumbling out of its forest hideout, the hulking German-supplied howitzer has only a few minutes to fire before slipping back under cover to evade Russian surveillance in the skies above.Across the hills and valleys of the east, Ukrainian artillery units play a cat-and-mouse game with Russian drones hunting high-value artillery…

China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its military helicopters during an “unsafe” confrontation over the Yellow Sea.The incident could create a new rift between the nations trying to rebuild ties…

The mother of a U.S. soldier detained in Russia, accused of stealing from his girlfriend, believes he was “set up.”The detainment of Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, on May 2 in the Russian Pacific port city of Vladivostok was announced by U.S. officials on Monday. Black’s mother told ABC’s…

The U.S. has repatriated 11 citizens from Syrian camps housing ISIS militants’ families.The U.S. also facilitated the repatriation of 11 others, including eight children, to Canada, the Netherlands and Finland.The camps are managed by local authorities affiliated with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.The United States has repatriated 11 of its…

Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging prevention of a nuclear arms race in space.The country has also challenged the U.S. and Japan to support its resolution calling for a ban on all space weapons indefinitely.Russia recently announced drills simulating tactical nuclear weapon use.Russia on Monday defended…

May 7, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, when Vietnamese troops defeated the French colonial army, ending almost a century of French colonial rule.A commemoration ceremony was held at a stadium in the center of Dien Bien Phu, which is now a bustling city…

Ukrainian prosecutors examined debris from 21 North Korean missiles launched by Russia in order to assess the threat.The failure rate of the North Korean missiles appears to be high, with about half losing their programmed trajectories and exploding in the air.North Korean missiles constitute a small fraction of Russia’s strikes…

An American in Russia on a six-month tourist visa working as an English instructor was sentenced to 10 days in jail for reportedly breaking into a children’s library while drunk, state news agency RIA-Novosti said Tuesday.William Nycum was found in the library Friday after breaking a window to gain entry,…

The widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed Tuesday that the rule of President Vladimir Putin will “definitely come to an end” shortly before he was sworn in for another six-year term, reports say. Yulia Navalnaya, speaking in a video posted to YouTube months after her husband mysteriously died…