Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia amid Iran war

Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh — even as Islamabad...

Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll passes 3,000

Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese security sources and the state news agency said, while Hezbollah announced new attacks on Israeli forces — continuing the war i...

Moscow region rocked by largest Ukrainian drone raid in over a year

Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on targets deep inside Russia in recent weeks — aiming to knock out oil refineries, depots and pipelines. Tap for the full brief.

US, Nigeria ramp up attacks on ISWAP after killing IS global second-in-command

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Nigerian military said Monday they had carried out more airstrikes against ISWAP in northeastern Nigeria — as joint operations against militant groups intensif...

Ukraine says Russia considering plan to attack NATO country from Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was seeking to draw Belarus deeper into its war in Ukraine and was weighing plans to attack Ukraine's north or a NATO country from Belarusia...

Ukraine doubles strikes on Russian oil refineries this year

Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, doubling the number of oil refineries targeted since the start of the year, according to information posted on social media b...

Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was the first step in a bigger prisoner of war swap — after Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to swap 1,000 POWs each under the terms of the agreement. Tap ...

US cancels deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

The decision came two weeks after the Pentagon announced it was withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany — partially due to a rift between Europe and President Trump over the Iran war. Tap for the ful...

Rwandan army, M23 rebels committed murders, rapes in Congo’s Uvira

M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2025 and early 2026, Human Rights ...

Taliban detains three journalists in Afghanistan, UN says

Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified charges, the United Nations mission there said on Thursday — in a statement that called for the protection of...

New attacks hit ships near Hormuz as Trump discusses Iran with Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, while new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz brought a reminder of the costs o...

Russian drones strike across Ukraine in heaviest air raid since invasion

Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine—pounding cities with hundreds of drones, Ukrainian officials said Thursday. Tap for the full...

Body of second missing US soldier recovered in Morocco

A search and rescue team has recovered the body of a second U.S. service member who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise near Cap Draa, Morocco, the U.S. Army and Morocco's Royal Ar...

US House members defy leadership, to force vote on Ukraine aid

A House petition to force a floor vote on providing security aid to Ukraine and imposing new sanctions on Russia got enough votes to move ahead on Wednesday — the latest successful bid by lawmakers...

Russia launches drone attacks on western Ukraine by NATO's border, killing six

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that since midnight Moscow had launched waves of at least 800 drones, with the attack deliberately targeting regions closest to the borders of NATO countries. Tap...