Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says Russia carving out “buffer zone”

Ukraine's top commander warned on Friday of "heavy battles" looming on the war's new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region as Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was carving out a "buff...

Aid trucks begin moving ashore via Gaza pier, US says

Aid trucks began moving through a temporary U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday, amid growing international pressure to get more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave, where hundreds ...

Kenyan lawyers move to block police deployment to Haiti

Kenyan lawyers have moved to block the country's planned deployment of police to Haiti, a court filing showed, days before officers are expected to arrive in the Caribbean nation to tackle spiralin...

Slovak PM Fico no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister sa...

Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says

A Ukrainian strike on the Moscow-controlled Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea destroyed three Russian warplanes and a fuel facility near its main runway this week, U.S. commercial satellite company...

French police kill suspect who set fire to Rouen synagogue

French police shot dead a knife-wielding man who set fire to a synagogue and threatened police in the city of Rouen on Friday in the latest antisemitic attack, officials said. Tap for the full brief.

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza, as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the sout...

Israel moves in on north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing

Israel's tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Thursday, facing anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs from militants concentrated there, while in the south, its forces pounded Raf...

Anti-Putin Russian paramilitaries join Ukraine's fight in Kharkiv region

Peeking out from under a hat and with his face covered, the Russian fighting for Kyiv described unrelenting battles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv where Moscow's forces opened a ne...

Five Israeli soldiers killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza, military says

The Israeli military said on Thursday that five soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip when they were struck by Israeli tank fire. Tap for the full brief.

Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control

Russia shut down a military base in Azerbaijan on Wednesday where nearly 2,000 of its troops had been deployed, after Azeri forces recaptured the area last year despite a two-year Russian mission t...

One Iraqi soldier killed, two wounded in suspected Islamic State group attack in Kirkuk

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US says warship Mason intercepted Houthi missile, vessel Destiny untouched

The U.S. navy's destroyer the USS Mason intercepted an inbound Houthi anti-ship missile over the Red Sea on Monday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement, after Yemen's Houthis said on Wednesday...

US anchors aid pier to Gaza beach but distribution plans uncertain

The United States anchored a temporary floating pier to a beach in Gaza on Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have beset the United Nations and reli...

US State Dept moves $1B weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, officials say

The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion package of weapons aid for Israel into the congressional review process, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.