Israel violates Lebanon ceasefire with Beirut strike

Israel's air force conducted a strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Friday, a Reuters reporter said. Tap for the full brief.

Ukrainian gas firm reports damage as Russia violates energy ceasefire

A Russian drone attack has damaged warehouses owned by Ukraine's state gas producer in the central region of Poltava during a truce on energy strikes, officials said on Friday, while the company sa...

US federal immigration agents detain doctoral student at University of Alabama

U.S. federal immigration agents detained a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, the university said in a statement to media on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

US Senator Sanders to force Senate votes on blocking arms for Israel

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Thursday he would force votes next week on resolutions that would block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, citing the human rights crisis faced by Palestinian...

US demands more in latest Ukraine mineral deal draft, sources say

The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained b...

Satellite images show new Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite imag...

Four policemen, two militants killed in firefight in India's Kashmir

At least four police personnel and two militants were killed in a gun battle in India's restive territory of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday, as troops searched for heavily armed men ...

Romania to acquire warships to strengthen NATO eastern flank

Romania's Supreme Defence Council on Friday approved a plan to add new small warships to its fleet, part of wider efforts to strengthen its role in the Black Sea and on NATO's eastern flank. Tap fo...

Ukraine launches new incursion into Russia’s Belgorod

Several Russian military correspondents said Friday that Ukrainian troops were inside Belgorod — and engaging Russian forces there. Tap for the full brief.

Crews dig for soldiers' submerged vehicle in Lithuania

Their vehicle was found submerged 16 feet deep in a peat bog Wednesday — and enough water had now been drained from the swamp to begin digging for it, Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene told reporte...

Democrats move to force House vote on Signal chat leak records

Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives sought on Wednesday to force the Trump administration to hand over records related to the disclosure of highly sensitive attack plans that ...

US detains Turkish student at Tufts University, revokes visa

U.S. immigration authorities have detained and revoked the visa of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University near Boston who had voiced support for Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza. Tap fo...

White House drives trade war fears as auto tariffs hit allies

Governments from Ottawa to Paris threatened retaliation on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, expanding a global trade war, hammering stocks and ...

Denmark condemns what it calls White House’s escalated rhetoric on Greenland

Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure ...

US Health Secretary Kennedy plans 10,000 agency job cuts, WSJ reports

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to significantly cut the size of the agency, reducing about 10,000 full-time jobs and closing regional offices, the Wall Street Journal reported o...