Germany and France want to further strengthen European defense, the minister and her new French counterpart Lecornu made clear in Berlin. Against the background of the Ukraine war, the Franco-German tandem will play a special role.

After receiving the new French defense minister with military hon…

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to bolster their military support for Ukraine and study a new package of sanctions targeting Russian individuals and certain sectors of the Russian economy.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters late Wednesday after convening a special m…

TOULOUSE, France — Xiamen Airlines has placed a firm order for 40 A320neo Family aircraft switching to Airbus for its fleet growth, making the airline the newest Airbus customer.

The agreement was announced by the major shareholder China Southern Airlines to the Shanghai Stock exchange.

The…

Ukraine is asking urgently for modern tanks to help their forces seize on rapid gains in the northeast and take additional territory, but the West is dragging its feet, according to seven people with knowledge of the matter.

The tanks have shot to the top of Kyiv’s wish list as Ukraine presses it…

BRUSSELS — The European Commission has accused Russia’s president Vladimir Putin of desperation after his threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

“He is using the nuclear element as part of his arsenal of terror. This is unacceptable,” Peter Stano, a spokesperson for the EU’s foreign policy d…

The partial mobilisation of military reservists ordered on Wednesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected and should not be a reason for further concern, Finland’s Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the former head of the Finland Defence Command Intellige…