Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Yevhen Kalashnikov found an opening to surrender to Ukrainian troops in April, he made a run for it. He says he darted ...

Norway plans to increase the number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500. Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram voiced the importance of having the right skills in the armed forces. The increase ...

FILE - Norwegian soldiers march during a military parade ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the Lithuanian military on Armed Forces Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Norway is ...

Before dawn in Crimea, military trucks rumbled through quiet neighborhoods. Men disappeared from homes, bus stops, and markets—no warning, no choice. Since February 2022, Russia has forcibly ...

Footage of missing journalists Guézouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem being paraded in army attire, intensifies concerns over their fate. This statement was originally published on cpj.org ...

Kenyans were lured to Russia by job promises, then forcibly conscripted into its army for Ukraine under death threats, made to sign military contracts. In Ukraine, these recruits faced apocalyptic ...

COPENHAGEN, DenmarkCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway is to increase the number of conscripted soldiers from the present 9,000 to 13,500, the Norwegian government said Tuesday. “We must have enough people ...