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President Joe Biden has gathered top military brass for their first in-person meeting at the White House as a group during his presidency

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Chinese Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe on Wednesday, the first call between the two officials since the start of President Joe Biden's administration more than a year ago. Relations between China and the United States have been tense, with the world's…

Putin's war is a tragedy for the world, but it already has big winners: Weapons firms and the Pentagon budget

According to the latest U.N. climate report, the world is on track to reach catastrophic levels of warming — more than double the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called it “a file of shame.”

Ukraine received fighter jets to help resist the Russian invasion, as Moscow intensified its offensive in the east where a besieged officer in Mariupol warned Wednesday his forces were facing their "last days, if not hours". The West has responded to a renewed Russian push into the Donbas region with…

Shelling and strikes in Donbas increasing but Russians hampered by logistical problems, Ministry of Defence claims

About 1,000 civilians remain trapped at a steel plant where Ukrainian forces are making their last stand in the besieged city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. Ukraine blamed Russian forces for failing to respect a temporary ceasefire. Follow the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.…

Russia is hurling its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and pouring more troops into the war

(This April 19 story refiles to correct Pentagon comments to say no fixed wing aircraft were provided to Ukraine)