The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces. The form will be mandatory for men and voluntary for women.

Legal experts call Pentagon's 'double tap' strike on shipwrecked survivors a textbook war crime, questioning military lawyer's role in operation.

The plan leaves the door open for parliament to introduce mandatory service at least for a limited number of people in future, possibly selected at random.

Taiwan and Japan voiced concern on Friday over Chinese military activities in the region, after Reuters reported that Beijing had deployed a large number of vessels across East Asian waters this week in its largest maritime show of force to date.

Russian operatives linked to President Vladimir Putin's intelligence networks used commercial shipping routes to access UK ports and critical infrastructure sites.

The president floated Colombia as a possible target, saying potential strikes wouldn't be limited to "just Venezuela."

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

Former President Barack Obama suggested resistance within the military is what stopped the Trump administration from completely politicizing the institution.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says in the video that there must be "consequences" for carrying out unlawful orders.