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Ivory Coast pushes for US spy planes to counter al Qaeda-linked jihadis in Sahel

The October kidnapping of an American pilot working for a missionary group in Niger showed a lack of U.S. intelligence in the region. Tap for the full brief.

US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast, sources say

The U.S. has assembled a target list of tankers for possible seizure, according to one person familiar with the matter. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says it retakes parts of Kupiansk, encircling Russian troops

Ukrainian forces have retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and several villages around it—in an operation that encircled Russian troops, a Ukrainian military commander said Friday. Ta...

Troop deployments to US cities have cost over $340M, senator says

Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, herself a combat veteran, said the deployments had so far cost $341.3 million—and that did not include the cost of the thousands of other troops deployed along ...

At least 30 killed in Myanmar after junta airstrike hits hospital

At least 30 people were killed, including patients—after an airstrike by the country's ruling junta hit a hospital in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to three sources. Tap for the full b...

M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said—as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could...