US removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People's Republic of China. Tap fo...

Winds pick up in California, threatening to stoke LA wildfires anew

Los Angeles firefighters braced Tuesday for winds that could fuel two wildfires that have already killed two dozen people and scorched an area the size of Washington, D.C. Tap for the full brief.

Analysts say North Korean troops ordered to commit suicide before capture as video surfaces online

After a firefight in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. Among them, they found one...

Biggest European allies to swiftly implement new NATO targets, Berlin says

Germany, Poland, Britain, France and Italy will implement as swiftly as possible new NATO targets for weapons and troop numbers which the alliance is about to agree upon, German Defense Minister Pi...

Over 1 million people displaced by Haiti gang violence, UN says

Over a million people, over half of them children, are now displaced within Haiti where gang violence continues unabated despite the start of a United Nations-backed security mission last year, U.N...

NATO to deploy ships, aircraft in Baltic Sea after cable breaches

NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action against ships suspected of posin...

Iraq PM says he will sign security deal with Britain

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official vis...

India won't reduce troops along China border in winter, army chief say

India is not looking to reduce the number of troops along the northern frontier in winter, the country's army chief said on Monday adding that it will review summer deployment based on outcome of n...

Sweden to test new drone swarm technology, defense minister says

NATO's newest member Sweden will test new drone swarm technology developed by defense equipment group Saab and the Nordic country's armed forces, Defense Minister Pal Jonson said on Monday. Tap for...

US judge allows DOJ to release report on Trump's election subversion case

A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Justice Department to publicly release a portion of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election...

Final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to sides after “breakthrough,” official says

Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys o...

Zelenskiy says he's ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can facilitate their exchange for Ukrainians held ...

German police investigate suspected Russian espionage at military bases

German police have launched an investigation into suspected cases of Russian espionage after drones were spotted over several military installations in Bavaria, according to a statement on Monday. ...

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents, has resigned, as t...

Germany sets up military division dedicated to territorial defense

The German military will establish a new division tasked exclusively with territorial defense, the army said Saturday, bringing all existing reserve units under direct army command. Tap for the ful...