Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a go...

US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says

Top U.S. diplomats were expected to hold Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on Friday, hoping to gauge how the f...

Pakistan's missile program is an “emerging threat”, US official says

A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia...

Drone talk has people pointing lasers at aircraft over New Jersey, US says

Reported sightings of drones over New Jersey have prompted a spike in the number of people in the state pointing lasers at airplanes flying overhead, which is illegal and can be dangerous, the U.S....

Ukraine says it uncovered 12 Russian spies looking for F-16s, air defenses

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Tuesday it had uncovered 12 agents spying for Russia to identify the locations of F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems across Ukraine. Tap for the full b...

Kurdish foreign fighters to leave Syria if total truce agreed with Turkey, says SDF commander

Kurdish fighters who came to Syria from around the Middle East to support Syrian Kurdish forces will leave if a total ceasefire is reached in the conflict with Turkey in northern Syria, the command...

NATO command in Germany to assist Ukraine is up and running, says Rutte

A new NATO command in the German city of Wiesbaden has taken up its work to coordinate Western military aid for Ukraine, the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Wednesday. Tap for the full...

Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO killing faces federal murder, stalking charges

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson was charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday, alongside state murder and terror...

US has twice as many troops in Syria than previously declared, Pentagon says

The Pentagon on Thursday said it has 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, more than twice the 900 it has previously said it has, and that the additional troops are considered temporary forces that were sent...

Corruption may have disrupted Chinese military modernization goals, Pentagon report says

Corruption in China's military may have disrupted its progress towards its 2027 military modernization goals, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Beijing's military that was released on Wedne...

Iraq starts sending Syrian soldiers back home, state media reports

Iraq started on Thursday to send Syrian soldiers of deposed former leader Bashar al-Assad's army back to their homeland, according to an Iraqi official body responsible for disseminating security i...

100 North Korean troops killed in action, struggling in drone warfare, South Korea says

At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker s...

US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face ...

Chinese man arrested on German naval base, TV says spy charges being considered

A Chinese man was arrested on the territory of a German naval base, police said on Wednesday, and a public broadcaster said prosecutors were considering spying charges. Tap for the full brief.

Britain pledges new arms package for Ukraine worth $286M

Britain on Thursday said it would send an additional 225 million pounds ($286 million) of military equipment to Ukraine to help it in the war against Russia. Tap for the full brief.