Russian forces pounded a key village that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured in its grinding counteroffensive in the country's southeast, while Moscow accused Kyiv of firing two missiles at southern Russia.
With helicopters in the sky and soldiers on the tarmac, the drill at Taiwan's busiest international gateway reflects how Taipei is preparing for multiple scenarios in the face of fears over China's increased military intimidation.
The White House expressed deep concern about the well-being of a U.S. soldier who bolted across the heavily armed North Korea border earlier this week.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Russia's "illegal" and "immoral" invasion of Ukraine is a big theme of the NATO Summit as he reaffirmed Australia's support for the people of Ukraine.
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing the loss of his defamation lawsuits after a judge found reports he committed war crimes were substantially true.
The Belarusian military has showed off a field camp it has offered to Russia's Wagner military contractor if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended its mutiny.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged Russian troops had placed "objects resembling explosives" on top of several of the plant's power units to "simulate" an attack from outside.
The Ukrainian leader said the private military company had suffered "enormous losses," particularly in eastern Ukraine where its "most powerful group" was fighting.
Documents shared exclusively with CNN suggest that a top Russian military commander, General Sergey Surovikin, was a secret VIP member of the Wagner Group.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the chaotic insurrection led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows "cracks" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's role as a leader of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zekenskyy says it is clear that Russia is suffering from "full-scale weakness" after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion.
Ukraine's security services have reportedly claimed an intercepted phone call shows Russian involvement in the collapse of Kakhovka dam earlier this week.
Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Grainy black-and-white gunsight clip Russia released this week to bolster a claim its military blew up some of Ukraine's most fearsome tanks actually documented destruction of a tractor.