Wounded count climbs to 200, US says, as Iran war persists

U.S. troops had been injured in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, and Israel, Central Command said. Tap for the full brief.

National Counterterrorism Center director resigns, cites Iran war

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful lobb...

Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power

Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power—amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's a...

Israel says it has plans for at least three more weeks of war as airstrikes hit Iran

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now entering its third week with no clear end in sight, largely shutting the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flow—pu...

US allies decline Trump's request for support in Strait of Hormuz

"What does (...) Donald Trump expect a handful or two handfuls of European frigates to do in the Strait of Hormuz that the powerful U.S. navy cannot do?" German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius sai...

Afghan veteran who served alongside US troops dies in ICE custody

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, a former Afghan soldier who served with U.S. troops from 2005 to 2021, was arrested by federal agents outside his Dallas-area apartment Friday morning — while taking ...

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies on Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, an artery for global energy supplies...

ROTC cadets killed suspected terrorist during Virginia shooting, FBI says

The FBI has opened a terrorism investigation into a shooting on Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, that killed one person and injured two others, both U.S. Army personnel, FB...

One French soldier killed, six wounded in Iraq drone attack

The soldiers were providing counterterrorism training in the region as part of an international coalition fighting ISIS and were struck on Thursday—just hours after an Italian base was also targete...

Six US service members confirmed dead in Iraq Stratotanker crash

"The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," a statement from U.S. Central Command said. Tap for the ...

Romania signs deal with Ukraine on joint defense production, including drones

Romania, an EU and NATO member, shares a 400-mile (650-km) border with Ukraine, including the Danube river, where Russian drones have struck Ukrainian ports—and breached Romanian airspace. Tap for ...

US Senate fails to end standoff over funding Homeland Security, airport screening

The Senate later on Thursday is set to take a procedural vote on a Republican proposal to fund all of Homeland Security that is expected to fail like prior attempts—after Republican Senator Bernie ...

Active shooter at Michigan synagogue, authorities say

The Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident on Thursday at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and law enforcement authorities were on the scene. Tap for th...

Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allies' AI models

The move comes as militaries across the globe start to use automated systems which can guide drones to their targets without a pilot, or analyze pools of data. Tap for the full brief.

Two US sailors injured after non-combat fire aboard carrier in Red Sea

Two U.S. sailors were injured after the USS Gerald Ford suffered a non-combat-related fire on board, the U.S. military said on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.