Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage

The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating an already shaking ceasefire. Tap for th...

Musk can continue mass firings despite disruption, US judge rules

The Trump administration can continue its mass firings of federal employees for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt President Donald Trump’s d...

GOP Senator Mitch McConnell to retire after 2026 election

Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decades-long career. Tap for the full brief.

Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea telecoms cable

Swedish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and the country's coast guard deployed a vessel to the area where...

China's military says it drove away Philippine aircraft near Spratly Islands

China's military said it warned and drove away three Philippine aircraft that "illegally intruded" into the airspace near the Spratly Islands on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

France to keep 80 troops in Ivory Coast, defense minister says

France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back ...

Airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live-fire exercises off Australia

Australia expressed concern to China on Friday over the short notice given by the Chinese navy that it would hold a live-fire exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand, for...

Poland aims to use EU recovery funds for defense sector

Defense is a top spending priority for Poland, and the country may use European Union recovery funds to boost its arms industry, Polish cabinet members said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Somalia says its army, allied militias repel al-Shabab attacks, kill over 130

Somalia said Thursday its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al-Shabab armed group in the country's south — killing over 130 attackers. Tap ...

Kash Patel confirmed as head of the FBI

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday, putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent law enforcement ag...

US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion condemning Russia on invasion anniversary, diplomats say

The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Kyiv's territorial integrity and condemns Russian aggression, three dipl...

US judge won't immediately rule on “unusual” request to drop Eric Adams case

A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will take some time to consider a request by prosecutors under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eri...

Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack and among the mos...

Senior Justice Department ethics official resigns over sidelining by political appointees, source says

The U.S. Justice Department's senior ethics official resigned on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump's administration pulled him off his duties and assigned him to a new sanctuary cities working ...

Kremlin says any plan to send European troops to Ukraine would be unacceptable for Russia

The Kremlin said on Thursday that any plan to send European troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable for Russia and that it was monitoring such proposals ...