Israeli forces storm Khan Younis hospital in bloodiest fighting of 2024

Israeli forces, advancing deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza's bloodiest fighting of the new year so far, stormed one hospital and placed another under siege on Monday, cutting the wounded off f...

Ron DeSantis ends 2024 campaign, endorses Trump over Haley as New Hampshire vote looms

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the pivotal New Hampshire primary, leaving former U.N. Ambassador Nikki...

Russia to consider law confiscating property of offenders who “discredit” military

Russian lawmakers have prepared a bill allowing for the confiscation of money and property from people who spread "deliberately false information" about the country's armed forces, a senior member ...

Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say

Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regi...

US strikes Houthi anti-ship missiles as trade disruptions grow

The U.S. launched new strikes against Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at the Red Sea on Thursday, as growing tensions in the region's sea lanes disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply bot...

Israeli forces keep hitting Khan Younis near Gaza hospital

Israeli forces advanced into the southern Gaza Strip's main city on Thursday, pounding areas near the enclave's biggest functioning hospital, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau vowed "many more mo...

Pennsylvania cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that Pennsylvania laws that ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying firearms in public during a state of emergency are unconstitutional, citing a landmark U....

US wants Japanese shipyards to help keep warships ready to fight in Asia

The United States and Japan are looking to make a deal for Japanese shipyards to regularly overhaul and maintain U.S. Navy warships so they can stay in Asian waters ready for any potential conflict...

Philippines, Canada sign agreement on defense cooperation

The Philippines and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation on Friday, a move which Manila's defense minister said could later lead to a troop pact between the two countr...

Analysis: Iran, proxies widening regional violence to Iraq, Syria, Pakistan

Iran launched missile strikes on three different countries this week - Iraq, Syria and Pakistan - while proxy militant groups it backs continue to target U.S. and Western interests and fight Israel...

Pakistan fires retaliatory strike into Iran, stoking regional tension

Pakistan launched strikes on separatist militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory attack two days after Tehran said it struck the bases of another group within Pakistani territory. Tap fo...

Battle of Khan Younis threatens biggest hospital still working in Gaza

Israeli forces advancing into the southern Gaza Strip's main city pounded areas near the biggest hospital still functioning in the enclave on Thursday, sending patients and residents fleeing a batt...

Russia says it won't discuss nuclear arms control with US while it backs Ukraine

Russia said on Thursday it was impossible to discuss nuclear arms control with the United States without taking into account the situation in Ukraine, accusing Washington of seeking military domina...

NATO to start biggest drills in decades with some 90,000 troops

Around 90,000 troops will participate in NATO's largest exercise for decades, known as Steadfast Defender 2024, that will kick off next week and run through to May, the alliance's top commander Chr...

Hezbollah rejected US overtures, still open to diplomacy to avoid wider war, officials say

Iran-backed Hezbollah has rebuffed Washington's initial ideas for cooling tit-for-tat fighting with neighbouring Israel, such as pulling its fighters further from the border, but remains open to U....