The decision, outlined in a new Army document, aligns with the Pentagon's refocus on countering Chinese and Russian military capabilities after decades of concentrating on the fight against terrorism.
A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to two and a half years in jail for denouncing Russia's assault on Ukraine.
Hungary's parliament grants approval for Sweden's NATO membership, marking a significant geopolitical shift and dealing a blow to Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country's victory 'depends' on Western support and that he was 'sure' the United States would approve a critical package of military aid.
According to political analyst Michael Shurkin, a business-as-usual approach has proven ineffective, with Russia filling the vacuum left by diminishing French influence.
The body of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed to his mother, more than a week after he died in an Arctic prison colony, his spokesperson said on Saturday.
The IOC suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in October last year for violating the territorial integrity of the membership of Ukraine by recognizing illegally annexed territories.
The United States plans to impose sanctions on more than 500 targets involved in Russia's war in Ukraine, as fighting continues to rage two years after Moscow's invasion, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
Eleven Ukrainian children crossed the border from Belarus to Ukraine Tuesday evening, in the latest return of children taken to Russia and occupied territories during the nearly two-year Ukraine war.
Aleksei Navalny's death leaves his family and supporters anguished, but not broken.
Ukraine said Tuesday it was fighting off dozens of attacks, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were exploiting delays in Western military aid and called the situation "extremely difficult".
As President Volodymyr Zelensky headed for Berlin and Paris in a new bid to secure desperately needed military aid, Ukrainian generals said there was bitter fighting inside Avdiivka and that their forces were taking up "new positions".
US Treasury Department suggests that while dollar alternatives are emerging, they do not currently pose a major threat in illicit finance activities.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that he spoke with Paul Whelan, a former Marine detained in Russia, as he vowed sustained efforts to free him as well as jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich.
Nikki Haley's strong condemnation of Trump's disparaging NATO remarks highlights a growing divide within the Republican party.
Nepali mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, lured to kill far from their Himalayan homeland by promises of a passport and cash, but wounded returnees warn anyone tempted to join the war: "Do not come."
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that workers from Ukraine's atomic energy operator Energoatom have been barred from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Russia's accusation last week that France was funding mercenaries to fight in Ukraine has been widely echoed on social media, but French officials see it as the start of a new disinformation campaign.
All those on board the Il-76 transport plane that crashed in the Belgorod region were killed, Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.
Top Ukrainian junior Yelyzaveta Kotliar said she was "deeply sorry" after her tennis federation criticised the 16-year-old for shaking the hand of a Russian opponent at the Australian Open.
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden's NATO aspirations after a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Dozens of Russian communists gathered in Red Square on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin's death, in one of the few official events commemorating the Soviet founder.