China has a “stunning lead” over the West in most critical and emerging technologies, a security thinktank has found after tracking defence, space, energy and biotechnology.

French citizen Benjamin Briere is still in an Iranian jail despite his recent acquittal by an appeals court, his lawyer has said.

The State Department has approved a potential $619 million deal with Taiwan covering the sale of missiles for its F-16 fighter jets. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Wednesday of the new foreign military sale. “The Un…

New research published Wednesday shows that large-scale deforestation – from the Amazon to the forests of Africa and Southeast Asia – threatens reductions in rainfall across the tropics.

China joined Russia in refusing to sign a statement from the G20 foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi that called for Russia to cease hostilities in Ukraine – the second gathering of the bloc to fail to reach an accord in a week.

Carbon emissions from energy production around the world hit a new record high last year, but they rose less than expected because of renewables, according to the International Energy Agency.  

The State Department this week approved a potential $506 million sale of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) to Australia for use against land and sea-based radar related to enemy air defenses. Northrop Grumman [NOC] is th…

The European Parliament has told staff to purge TikTok from devices used for work because of data protection concerns, after similar moves by the EU’s main governing bodies last week. The move follows scores of countries worldwide that have restricted…

Finland has begun construction of a 200-kilometre fence on its border with Russia to prevent Moscow using migrant flows for political purposes. This comes as Finnish MPs on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining NATO, ahead of ratificatio…