US military academies remain plagued by institutional racism despite minor gains since proclaiming anti-discrimination policies a decade ago to recruit more racially diverse students, a new report reveals.

The US has pulled 120 US military and civilian personnel from Israel and urged citizens to "reconsider travel to Israel."

All 53 crew aboard an Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week have been killed, the military says as it confirmed the vessel had been found in pieces on the seafloor.

The UK government has proposed a new bill to the parliament protecting its veterans from prosecution for war crimes.