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Global military spending rises 2.9%

Global military spending increased to $2.89 trillion in 2025, rising for the 11th consecutive year—and taking spending as a share of global gross domestic product (GDP) to 2.5%—its highest level si...

JNIM says Mali army withdraws from northern town, offensive persists

Al Qaeda's West Africa affiliate said on Monday that Mali's army was withdrawing from the northern town of Tessit, as the insurgents press an offensive that began with weekend attacks near the capi...

Israel breaks Lebanon ceasefire with strikes in country’s east, widening air war

Israel has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops are occupying a strip of the country's south, destroying homes they describe as infrastructure being used by Hezbol...

Russia's Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Mali's Kidal

Africa Corps, a paramilitary group controlled by Russia's Defense Ministry, confirmed on Monday that its forces had withdrawn from the northern town of Kidal in Mali—after fighting there. Tap for t...

Philippines and US stage counter-landing drills with allies near South China Sea

As simulated enemy boats and unmanned craft closed in on the shores of Palawan island facing the South China Sea, Philippine and U.S. forces conducted counter-landing drills on Monday—repelling a m...

Mali defense minister killed in weekend assault by JNIM

A SVBIED drove into Defense Minister Sadio Camara's residence in the town of Kati—where a firefight ensued afterward, a spokesperson said on state television. Tap for the full brief.