Ukraine surrendered its Soviet-era nuclear stockpile more than three decades ago and experts have questioned whether Kyiv ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...

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The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...

Europe must urgently increase defence budgets—but it doesn't have to mean deep cuts to public services. Here's the ...

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The 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union took place in February 2025 in Addis Ababa. The ...

Critical minerals are in demand around the world for military, technological and other uses. A geoscientist shares what’s ...

President Donald Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp up defense spending to between 2% to 5% gross domestic ...

Manganese is an essential element in steelmaking and batteries. Ukraine is estimated to have the largest total reserves in the world at 2.4 billion tons. However, the deposits are of fairly low grade ...

One of the world's deepest and most dangerous caves lies in Abkhazia, a disputed part of Georgia. It takes days to get to the ...