On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Yemen’s Houthi Ansarallah have carried out two attacks on major vessels in the Red Sea, which ...

A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...

The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...

The recently-discovered bow of the USS New Orleans has shone new light on its remarkable escape story after being hit by a Japanese torpedo and travelling backwards 1,800 miles across the Pacific ...

The U.S. Navy’s WWII-era Alaska-class ships were unique and powerful warships, essentially a hybrid of a battlecruiser and a heavy cruiser. -Armed with nine 12-inch guns, they were faster than ...

During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, killing 182 men and ripping away a large forward section of the cruiser.

Russia launched a record 728 drones against Ukraine and 13 missiles, Ukraine's air force said on Wednesday. Ukrainian air defence systems destroyed 718 of the drones and seven missiles, the air force ...

Israel launched an unprecedented decapitation strike of head Iranian figures as part of its wider strikes against Iran, taking out the country’s top nuclear scientists and military leaders.

Israel's military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles and most were intercepted or fell short. The U.S. military helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel, two U.S. officials said.

Russia last reported its military casualties early in the war when it acknowledged that about 6,000 soldiers had been killed. Earlier this year, the General Staff of the Russian armed forces ...