Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during Iran war, sources say

Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources...

Mexico denies CNN report on deadly CIA operations against cartels

Mexican authorities and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday denied a CNN news story reporting that CIA operatives have directly participated in fatal attacks on cartel targets in Mexico...

Israel steps up Gaza attacks amid Iran truce, says Hamas rearming

Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the U.S. in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military beli...

Analysis: Iran war brings Turkey-PKK peace process to near standstill

Two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish militants, the Iran war broke out, plunging the Middle East into fresh instabilit...

Ukraine hits Russian energy targets after US-backed ceasefire ends

Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Russia's oil refineries and ports on Wednesday — after a three-day ceasefire proposed by President Trump expired. Tap for the full brief.

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as war widened, sources say

Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Ir...

Arcadia mayor to plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent

Eileen Wang, 58, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of acting as a foreign agent of China — spreading propaganda on behalf of Beijing, U.S. officials s...

Two Syrian soldiers killed in ISIS attack

ISIS claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack in eastern Syria that killed two Syrian army soldiers — the jihadi group's first deadly attack on the Syrian government since February. Tap for ...

Analysis: Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects

While Washington and Tehran argue over a deal to end the attacks on shipping shaking the world economy, Iran's ally Hezbollah and Israel are stepping up a drone war in Lebanon — that is complicatin...

UAE has been secretly carrying out strikes on Iran, WSJ reports

The United Arab Emirates has carried out military strikes on Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tap for the full brief.

Trump says Iran ceasefire on “life support” after rejecting Tehran's response

President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was "on life support," — after dismissing Tehran's response to a U.S. peace proposal as "stupid." Tap for the full brief.

Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of violating US-backed ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had refrained from large-scale aerial and missile attacks — but continued assaults along parts of the front where its forces are advancing. Tap f...

Israel built, defended secret base in Iraq for Iran war, WSJ reports

Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran — and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the Wall Street Jo...

Putin says he thinks Russia-Ukraine war is coming to an end

"I think that the matter is coming to an end," Russian President Vladimir Putin said of the Russia-Ukraine war to reporters on Saturday. Tap for the full brief.

Netanyahu says he wants to wean Israel off US military support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf states, he said in a 60 Minutes interview...