Weapons

Among the seven people arrested in south-east Melbourne was a man who has been charged with 22 weapons and drugs offences.

Nuclear-armed countries are strengthening their arsenals and several have made ready new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapons systems amid rising geopolitical tensions, a new report has found.

Germany joined the US recently in authorising Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.

Wellington man Dan O'Donnell, 42, was keen to try out his metal detector for the first time when he unearthed an AK-47.

Queensland Police said they had seized more than $2.5 million of drugs in the months-long operation.

Police cracked down on illegal weapons across NSW in a major operation.

He is accused of illegally possessing 400 banned items such as samurai swords, flick knives and knuckle dusters.

Police say the explosive was in a storage facility along with a slew of guns and weaponry.

A media report says a shadowy Russian intelligence unit was behind sonic weapon attacks on US officials.

Police found a crossbow, knives and other weapons when they searched his home.

US officials believe Tehran is close to finalising a deal that could see it replenish Russia's dwindling missile stocks.

Russia's state agency said the president made the declaration in a meeting with members of government.

The fast-moving drones, laden with explosives, can travel hundreds of kilometres to remotely hit massive aircraft carriers and battleships.

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British lawmakers are seeking reassurances about the nation's nuclear deterrent after the second failure.

Ukrainian forces pulled out from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region after daily Russian onslaughts.

The White House has publicly confirmed that Russia has obtained a "troubling" emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause "physical destruction" on Earth.

Police had been been trying to find the 38-year-old, who was last seen at a motel on the Central Coast, between Sydney and Newcastle.

A highly unusual offer sent the bomb squad rushing to investigate a Cold War-era relic.

The report comes a day after South Korea detected its northern neighbour firing missiles over Sinpo, the latest in a streak of weapons demonstrations by North Korea amid increasing tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.

Rangers found several explosives while patrolling the Bilwon state forest in October.

The Iron Dome is designed to shoot down incoming projectiles.

Hunter Biden's attorneys are suggesting that prosecutors bowed to pressure by Republicans, who have insisted the Democratic president's son got a sweetheart deal.

The militarisation of Russia's public schools has intensified since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, driven not by a spontaneous surge of patriotic feeling, but by the government in Moscow.

The North Korean leader has visited Russia for the first time since 2019.

It's the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the United States president's son.

A giant train similar to the one previously used by Kim on international trips has been spotted on the border.

Both countries are 'actively advancing' weapons negotiations, the US government said.

The US-designed missiles will enable Royal Australian Navy vessels to hit targets 1500km away.

The structure is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's pet projects and has frequently been targeted as a hated symbol of occupation.

The photographs appear to offer a rare glimpse into the secretive state's weapons facilities.

Nine people have also been arrested and charged.

There are renewed calls for safer knife laws in Queensland after armed teenagers allegedly carried out two stabbing attacks in the state's south-east over the weekend.

Cluster bombs have long been criticised because they often leave behind unexploded bomblets that can harm civilians long after a battle has ended.

The 33-year-old is wanted by detectives in relation to a number of weapon offences and and suspected criminal activity.

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The deal ends a long-running Justice Department investigation into Biden's second son, who has acknowledged struggling with addiction following the 2015 death of his brother Beau Biden.

As Russia and the United States gradually dismantle their retired warheads, China is building its arsenal.

The explosive devices are floating in floodwaters and pose a major hazard to residents, an international aid group warned.

The near collision between US and Chinese naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait highlighted the dangers of a military miscalculation in a dispute that stretches back decades.

The white cetacean with the strange brown harness has spent the last three years tracking around Norway, and has dramatically increased speed.

Authorities in Serbia have displayed stacks of guns and cartons of hand grenades from the thousands of weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers, that they said people handed over since back-to-back mass shootings stunned the nation.

'Black day' for Russia's airforce could indicate a surprise change in Ukraine battle tactics

The US ambassador to South Africa accused the country on Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship linked to a sanctioned company that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town in December.

The $128 titanium device looks innocuous but it's also designed to be a potentially deadly stabbing weapon.

Beijing has issued a call to avoid "hyping up the 'China threat' narrative" after Australia's landmark defence review called out the superpower's historic military buildup.

Australia faces the greatest strategic challenges since World War II, the prime minister says, as the government unveiled its response to the landmark defence review.

The Australian Federal Police issues a warning to travellers to and from Adelaide Airport to leave weapons at home as travellers jet off for the school holidays.

Ukraine is calling on Australia to send a whole new range of armoured vehicles to help fight off the Russian invasion.

Ukraine is desperate to deploy the weapons ahead of an expected new Russian offensive.