Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the Day of German Industry. Every year, high-ranking representatives from politics and ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new national military service scheme as France and other European nations seek to boost their armed forces amid growing concerns about the Russian ...

Mandatory military service ended in the US in January 1973, and many of us consider it a historical footnote. However, despite one of the world's most powerful militaries dropping military service, ...

The Republic of Croatia on Friday reintroduced compulsory military service following fears over the escalating Russia-Ukraine war and destabilization in the Balkans. With an 84-to-11 vote, the ...

The Swiss will vote Sunday on imposing stricter rules for claiming conscientious objection to military service, as the war in ...

North Korea has the world's longest service requirements, ranging from 5 to 13 years.ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images Ever since the last draft call was issued in the US on December 7, 1972, during the ...