Dozens of prisoners escape Ecuador jail amid military operations

Forty-three prisoners remain at large after escaping a prison in northern Ecuador, the SNAI prisons agency said on Monday, as security forces continued operations throughout the country. Tap for th...

Gaza combat surges anew as Israeli tanks storm back into areas they left

Israeli tanks stormed back into parts of the northern Gaza Strip they had left last week, residents said on Tuesday, reigniting some of the most intense fighting since the New Year when Israel anno...

Israel’s Gaza campaign hits 100 days

Israeli tanks and aircraft hit targets in southern and central Gaza on Sunday and there were fierce gun battles in some areas as the war reached 100 days since the Oct. 7 attack led by gunmen from ...

Islamic State group attack kills three soldiers in west Iraq, sources say

Islamic State group militants killed three Iraqi soldiers and wounded one during an attack on Sunday evening on a military post in western Iraq, military sources said. Tap for the full brief.

Houthis vow to keep up Red Sea attacks after US-led strikes

The chief negotiator for Yemen's Houthis said on Monday the group's stance has not changed since U.S.-led air strikes on its positions, and warned that attacks on ships headed to Israel will contin...

US, Britain carry out strikes across Yemen in retaliation for Houthi attacks

U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines struck across Yemen overnight in retaliation against Iran-backed Houthi forces for attacks on Red Sea shipping, a widening of regional conflict trig...

UN says Israel refusing to grant aid access to north Gaza

The United Nations humanitarian office said on Friday that Israeli authorities were systematically denying it access to northern Gaza to deliver aid and this had significantly hindered the humanita...

Myanmar rebel alliance agrees to ceasefire with ruling military

A rebel alliance in northern Myanmar has agreed to a ceasefire with the ruling military during China-mediated talks, according to some of the parties involved, after a months-long coordinated offen...

Finnish presidential frontrunner Stubb seeks bigger role for European NATO members

Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said on Thursday NATO should become "more European" and that his country would remain an important partner for the United States whether or not Dona...

Ecuador battles drug gangs behind surge of violence

Ecuador's president has declared war on drugs gangs holding scores of prison guards hostage in a wave of violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air and explosions around the nation. Tap ...

Russia may launch naval base in Georgian breakaway region in 2024

A Russian naval base in Abkhazia, a breakaway territory internationally recognised as part of Georgia, may become operational in 2024, Russian state news agency RIA quoted Abkhazia's security counc...

Israel slams ICJ genocide case, Gazans return to wasteland

Israel faced down accusations at the World Court on Thursday of genocide in its war in Gaza, as the first residents returned to scenes of total devastation in the north of the enclave where Israeli...

Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts to defense

Defensive lines outside Kupiansk visited by Reuters on Dec. 28 show how Ukraine has constructed fortifications in recent months — as it shifts its military operations against Russia to a more defen...

US denies striking rocket launcher on Monday in western Iraq

The U.S. military said it did not carry out an air strike on a rocket launcher on Monday near Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq which hosts U.S. and other international forces, a U.S. military o...

Somalia says it's working to rescue UN helicopter passengers from Al-Shabab

Somalia's government is working to rescue the passengers of a U.N. helicopter that was captured by al-Shabab militants, a spokesperson said Thursday, but military officers said it would be difficul...