Military news headlines

President Vladimir Putin has approved setting aside a staggering third of government spending for the nation's armed forces.

Omer Maxim Neutra was previously thought to be alive, but the Israeli military says he was killed during the Hamas attack on the country.

It blames the breakdown of law and order in large part on Israeli policies. The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the cold, rainy winter sets in

The Syrian military has rushed in reinforcements to push back insurgents from advancing farther after they seized Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations.

Former British soldier Daniel Abed Khalife, whose audacious escape from a London prison spurred a dayslong search, was convicted on Thursday of spying for Iran.

It urged governments to make nuclear waste storage a "priority" amid concerns over how it will be dealt with.

The UK government confirmed it was "supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention".

The right-wing firebrand is accused of plotting a takeover to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat.

The Russian president said the missile, flying at 10 times the speed of sound, could not be brought down.

The use of a missile designed to carry nuclear warheads is a chilling reminder and a powerful message of potential escalation.

Ukraine's use of the UK-supplied missiles to hit Russian territory was confirmed to Reuters by an official on condition of anonymity.

Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia's Bryansk region, Russia's Defence Ministry said, days after US President Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons.

The change in US policy is an about-face from the White House, which had worried about escalation.

The newly-appointed Israeli defence minister insists the government will not agree to "any ceasefires" as it launched airstrikes on Beirut.

Australia has voted to recognise Palestinians' "permanent sovereignty" over their natural resources in a break with the US and Israel.

Senior commanders fear the US President-elect's national security team will turn the global world order on its head.

The warplane - built to evade detection and interception - has been unveiled at a major air show in southern China.

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship

Daniel Khalife used a sling to cling to the underside of a delivery truck as it left the London penitentiary.

Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs, about 600 strike drones, and nearly 20 missiles of various types in just a week, Ukraine says.

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, when Australia commemorates members of its armed forces who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

North Korea's move to tighten its relationship with Russia has triggered alarms across the globe.

The tally includes 96 dead who arrived at hospitals in Gaza over the past two days, the ministry said on Monday.

The decision comes just weeks after violent scenes outside the venue of a defence expo in Melbourne.

After receiving training in Russia's far east, some troops have now made their way to the western Russia region where Ukraine has maintained a strong foothold, Kyiv claims.

The navy will be equipped with the new American-built weapons to meet strategic uncertainty in the region.

Soldiers from the secretive state have been filmed receiving kit ahead of an expected deployment to the Ukraine frontline.

The US Navy electronic surveillance plane came down in rugged terrain last week and it took rescue teams days to reach the crash site.

Australia could scrap its $368 billion plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS agreement, a respected US research body says.

Australia will gift almost its entire fleet of Abrams M1A1 tanks in what a minister described as a "bad day for Vladimir Putin".

Officials say at least 21 people have been killed in strikes across the country.

The federal government has committed $127 million over the next three years to design the precinct, with the final infrastructure bill estimated to range between $12 billion and $20 billion.

It marks a significant new step by the US to try to compel Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The two autocratic countries are forging closer military links, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Monday's exercise simulated the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait.

Bars, restaurants and a concert hall were targeted as Ukraine struggles to replenish its frontline forces in its war with Russia.

Sexual violence was a recurring theme in the submissions from female service members and veterans for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicides.

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 27 people, Palestinian medical officials say.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden have held their first call in seven weeks.

One of the lucky ones, 17-year-old Christian Aoukar, landed in Adelaide yesterday to hugs but his mum is still in Beirut.

In Gaza, Israeli ground and air operations killed at least 51 people, including women and children, Palestinian medical officials said.

Air raid alerts sounded in Israel after a day of rocket and missile attacks from Lebanon, where Israel said it had begun limited ground operations against Hezbollah.

The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah.

The close interception by the Russian jet over Alaska was condemned by a top US general.

The Lebanese militant group is reeling from a string of devastating blows and the killing of its overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but hundreds of suits are already on order.

Australian tourists have been flown out from remote jungle in PNG as a long-running dispute over the historic track drags on.

Fears of escalation are growing as Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists "Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza".

The Singapore Armed Forces said one Hunter armoured fighting vehicle "rear-ended" another while heading back to base.

Thousands of people fled from southern Lebanon with the two sides on the brink of all-out war.