Military news headlines

There have been conflicting reports about an altercation between Trump staffers and an unknown individual.

In the latest South China Sea confrontation, the Philippines government says one of its planes was targeted with flares.

Kim Jong Un has been flaunting his growing military capabilities amid tensions with Washington and Seoul.

Everyone expects the next war to be far worse. Hezbollah has an estimated 150,000 rockets and is capable of hitting all parts of Israel.

There are mounting fears a regional war could draw in the US, Iran and its militant allies across the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on "invincible" volunteers fighting against Ukraine during an unscheduled visit to Chechnya.

The picturesque lakes of Lucerne, Thun or Neuchatel are iconic tourist attractions in the Swiss Alps known for their beauty - but what is hidden beneath could come as a surprise.

Barriers on sharing sensitive defence technologies between Australia, the US and Britain are being scrapped.

Natural gas flows from West Siberian gas fields through pipes that pass through the town and cross the Ukrainian border into Ukraine's system.

It was announced by the Biden administration amid intense concern that Israel may become involved in a wider Middle East war.

The US Marines' official investigation ruled out "material or mechanical failure" for the Northern Territory disaster.

Amid the growing superpower rivalry between the United States and China, the self-governing island of Taiwan has become one of the thorniest issues, with the ripples felt in Australia.

The surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin.

Stunned residents in the Kursk region have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for help after the lightning advance.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says both nations need to work closer to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific.

The US has moved warships closer to Israel as it expects Tehran to hit back over the killing of a top Hamas leader.

Ukraine's newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost the country's war effort against Russia.

Back-to-back killings of military leaders have increased fears of an escalation into a wider war.

The Russian president has threatened to deploy short-range strike weapons in response.

The US will send $2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, officials announced on Monday, including an array of munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and anti-tank and anti-ship missiles.

Militant group Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack on Golan Heights.

The strikes came as as the Israeli military announced it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men, in a move that could rattle the government.

The $250 million package includes air defence missiles, guided ground weapons and anti-tank systems.

The war-torn country's path to membership of the alliance is 'irreversible', they pledged.

What it's like aboard the eerily-named Ghostrider during live fire drills in Korean airspace.

The state government has also announced a new $2 million war memorial honouring recent veterans.

Some mothers carried their children away on their backs as rescuers searched under the rubble for survivors.

Ukraine's intelligence service insists the building was being used to store munitions.

The deadly small weapon can be carried in a backpack and launched on the battlefield.

Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble.

The demonstrations on Sunday came after long-running efforts to broker a truce gained momentum last week when Hamas dropped a key demand for an Israeli commitment to end the war.

The wave of strikes followed the killing of a high-level commander by Israeli forces.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast today, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming" responses to protest a new US military drill with South Korea and Japan.

Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

Dramatic scenes saw armoured vehicles smash in the doors to the government palace this morning.

They are allegedly responsible for two war crimes: directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects

The Israeli military strapped an injured Palestinian man to the hood of a military vehicle during an operation on Saturday in the occupied West Bank.

The top US general fears a wider regional conflict if Israel launches a full-scale attack on Lebanon.

It comes after the PM and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed to better communication during meetings in Canberra.

The group has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, it has warned.

"His death will disrupt ISIS's ability to resource and conduct terror attacks," US Central Command said.

The ADF doesn't want the inquiry to look into the actions of the crew that night, the helmet-mounted sight display, night vision systems or "human factors".

Russia is pressing on with its offensive in the conflict as Ukraine awaits much-needed resupplies of Western munitions.

The flow of aid in southern Gaza has drastically declined just as the humanitarian need grows.

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defence Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7.

More than 300 new sanctions are aimed at deterring individuals and companies in countries such as China, from helping Moscow obtain technology.

The Su-57 fighter involved in the reported strike had been lauded as one of Moscow's most advanced military aircraft.

Only one member abstained from the vote, which resulted in a call for Hamas and Israel to stop the war.

The move is certain to anger Pyongyang and could trigger retaliatory military steps as tensions between the war-divided rivals rise.

The attack in central Gaza killed at least 35 people, including women and children, according to local health officials.