Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

Ukraine is flooding its small but fast-growing defense industry with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide. 

‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack

A little-known U.S. intelligence principle called the “duty to warn” came into play ahead of the deadly attack on Moscow’s outskirts. U.S. officials invoked that duty when warning Russian officials a full two weeks before Friday’s attack on a concert hall.

German train drivers’ union and railway operator reach a deal in their long dispute

Germany’s main railway operator and a union representing many of its train drivers have reached a deal in a long dispute over working hours and pay that was marked by a string of strikes, the union said Monday.

US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog, American and British authorities said Monday in announcing a set of criminal charges and sanctions.

Russian ambassador a no-show after Poland summons him over missile that entered its airspace

The Russian ambassador to Poland did not show up Monday for a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry where he had been summoned because of a Russian cruise missile that violated Polish airspace during the weekend.

US troops still part of Kosovo peacekeeping force after nearly a quarter-century

U.S. troops have been on the ground supporting the Kosovo Force for nearly 25 years. And while the overall security situation has improved greatly, there are concerns that renewed unrest could make it more dangerous for those deployed here.

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus successfully docked Monday at the International Space Station.

2 military engineers die in Poland after the detonation of TNT during a training exercise

Two Polish military engineers died Monday following the detonation of TNT during a training exercise at a military facility in southern Poland, the defense minister said.

Italy follows France in raising security after the Islamic State-claimed concert hall attack in Russia

Italy followed France on Monday in stepping up security following the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall and the claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group.

Putin says Islamic extremists raided concert hall but attack masterminds are yet to be found

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who killed 139 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall are “radical Islamists,” but he repeated his accusation that Ukraine could have played a role despite its strong denials.