Russia says its forces will soon retake all of Kursk

Russia said Thursday its troops would soon clear out Ukrainian forces from Russia's Kursk region — where they have held a pocket of territory for over seven months. Tap for the full brief.

US measles cases rise to 256 as outbreak spreads

An outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, which has caused the first U.S. measles deaths in a decade, this week expanded to 256 infections. Tap for the full brief.

US Army Corps of Engineers offers buyouts to some civilian staff

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday began notifying 1,068 employees, representing about 3% of its civilian workforce, of their eligibility for the Trump administration's buyout program fo...

Iran's Khamenei rejects idea of nuclear talks with US

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Israel carries out air strike on edge of Syrian capital

Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, targeting what the military said was a command centre belonging to the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, used to...

Finland and Ukraine sign defense cooperation agreement

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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign deal to end border dispute

The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a deal Thursday on demarcating their shared frontier, seeking to end a border conflict that has seen dozens killed in skirmishes in recent years. ...

Russia criticizes US ceasefire idea for Ukraine as Putin plays hardball

Russian President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide said Thursday he told Washington a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States would only let Ukrainian forces catch their breath. Tap ...

US resumed military assistance to Kyiv, Ukrainian official says

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Senators want US Army to detail failure to use key safety system in helicopter flights

Two senators asked the U.S. Army to explain why it routinely failed to use a key safety system during helicopter training flights after a deadly collision in January between an Army Black Hawk heli...

Turkey's operations against Kurdish militants in northern Syria continuing, official says

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US Senator calls on Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to sever industry ties

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency overseeing Medicare should divest financial ties to healthcare and pharmaceutical companies that could benefit from his policy decisions, Democra...

Israeli forces kill five, including 60-year-old woman, in West Bank amid crackdown

Five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Authority said Tuesday, adding to a growing toll from one of the lar...

Suicide bombers seated among Pakistan train hostages, government says

Suicide bombers seated among Pakistan train hostages, government says Tap for the full brief.

Yemen's Houthis say they will resume attacks on Israeli ships after Gaza aid deadline ended

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they would resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, ending a period of relative calm ...