Designed for use in low-or-zero-gravity environments where conventional firearms would not work properly, this magazine-fed, pyrotechnic flashbulb technology generated a laser beam—with one variant ...

War in Ukraine and China’s military build-up have put the world’s deadliest weapons back at the centre of global politics ...

Gorbachev’s reforms heralded freedoms and an end to the cold war. Three writers raised during the 1980s and ’90s lament the ...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Increased international recognition of a forced famine that killed up to 10 million Ukrainians brought bittersweet relief Saturday to elderly survivors marking the 70th anniversary of ...

Major European countries are rushing to revive conscription. This phenomenon emerged as nations, which had shifted to volunteer-based recruitment systems amid drastic military downsizing after the ...

Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

Nestled between Moldova and Ukraine, Transnistria, a Soviet-era relic, maintains its own flag, army, and currency, yet lacks ...

Ukraine marked Independence Day, commemorating its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Ukraine as he marked the country’s Independence Day with a ...