NATO's Rutte urges Kosovo and Serbia to speed up dialogue, normalize ties

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Tuesday the alliance is committed to its peacemaking mission in Kosovo — and urged political leaders in Belgrade and Pristina to speed up dialogue to settle u...

Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC's request over “drugs war” killings

The Philippines arrested firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday at the request of the International Criminal Court, a major step in the world body's investigation into thousands of k...

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of arrested Palestinian Columbia student

A U.S. judge on Monday ordered that Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil not be deported for now as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on some anti-Israel protesters, and set a ...

Court-martial for Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira begins, with plea deal looming

Court-martial proceedings began on Monday for Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who is facing military charges after already being sentenced to 15 years in prison for ...

Pentagon cancels climate change studies Hegseth calls “crap”

The U.S. military is canceling more than 90 studies, including some that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed as climate change "crap." Tap for the full brief.

Three killed in biggest ever Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow

Ukraine on Tuesday launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow, killing three, wounding 18 others and causing a short shutdown at the Russian capital's four airports, Russian officials said. T...

Israel says it targeted military headquarters, sites containing weapons in southern Syria

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Uganda says special forces deploy in South Sudan capital amid tensions

Uganda's military chief said Tuesday his country had deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it" as tensions between President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek ...

Italy pushes for $216B defense plan using EU guarantees

Italy plans to propose to its European partners a guarantee scheme that could potentially trigger investments worth up to 200 billion euros ($216.48 billion) in the defense and aerospace industries...

Clear risks that Sweden's security situation could get worse, Swedish security police says

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Syria faces demands for accountability after civilian killings

Syria's Islamist-led government on Monday said it had completed a military operation against a nascent insurgency by Bashar al-Assad loyalists, as it faced Western demands for accountability over t...

Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate into new Syrian government, presidency says

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, has signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria's new state institutions, the S...

Wall Street sinks as recession fears loom

U.S. stocks plunged Monday as tariff wrangling and anxieties arising from chaos in Washington gave rise to fears that the U.S. economy could be careening into recession. Tap for the full brief.

POTUS declines to say whether recession could result from his tariff moves

President Trump declined to predict whether the U.S. could face a recession amid stock market concerns about his tariff actions on Mexico, Canada and China. Tap for the full brief.

US revokes some access to satellite imagery for Ukraine

U.S. aerospace firm Maxar Technologies said Friday it had disabled Ukrainian users' access to satellite imagery on one U.S. government platform — as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration sus...