A planned exercise, involving tactical nuclear weapons deployment in southern Russia, is nothing unusual, according to President Vladimir Putin.Russia announced on Monday the practice deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in response to perceived threats from France, Britain and the U.S.The Russian defense ministry linked the nuclear exercise to “provocative” statements…

A Moscow court has rejected an appeal to move Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov from prison to house arrest.Ivanov faces accusations of accepting around $11 million in bribes and has been suspended.Two other people have also been arrested in connection with the case.A Moscow court rejected Wednesday an appeal…

South Korea’s president on Thursday dismissed calls for independent investigations into allegations involving his wife and top officials, drawing quick, strong rebukes from his political rivals.After his conservative ruling party suffered a heavy loss in the recent April 10 parliamentary elections, President Yoon Suk Yeol faces what appears to be…

The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons Tuesday at a beach in San Diego.”Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us,” Debra Robinson said, fighting back tears. “They were young men enjoying their passion of…

Britain is poised to expel Russia’s defense attaché, Maxim Elovik, over spying allegations.Home Secretary James Cleverly also announced several measures targeting Moscow’s intelligence gathering operations in the U.K.The measures include rescinding the diplomatic status of Russian-owned properties and imposing new restrictions on Russian diplomatic visas.Britain will expel Russia’s defense attaché…

European Union nations reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunition coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc.The agreement among the 27 EU ambassadors was announced by Belgium, which holds most of the…

Kosovo’s foreign minister said Wednesday that her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine for conflict not to spread further in Europe. She said her young nation’s support for Ukraine is unconditional even though Kyiv has not recognized Kosovo’s independence.Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, who is both foreign minister…

More than 60 people were arrested and hundreds of charges were filed in a series of investigations into child sexual abuse in Ontario, Canadian police said Wednesday.Provincial Police Det. Staff Sgt. Tim Brown said the investigations were carried out over 10 days in February and led to the arrest of…

Pakistani security forces killed six militants in twin raids Wednesday targeting their hideouts in the country’s volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan, the military said.SUICIDE ATTACK THAT KILLED 5 CHINESE NATIONALS WAS PLANNED IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN’S MILITARY SAYSFive militants were killed in the first raid in Dera Ismail Khan district in…

A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers on Wednesday, officials said.Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry, said the bomb which was “attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province,” while a convoy of security forces was…