France to keep 80 troops in Ivory Coast, defense minister says

France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back ...

Airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live-fire exercises off Australia

Australia expressed concern to China on Friday over the short notice given by the Chinese navy that it would hold a live-fire exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand, for...

Poland aims to use EU recovery funds for defense sector

Defense is a top spending priority for Poland, and the country may use European Union recovery funds to boost its arms industry, Polish cabinet members said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Somalia says its army, allied militias repel al-Shabab attacks, kill over 130

Somalia said Thursday its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al-Shabab armed group in the country's south — killing over 130 attackers. Tap ...

Kash Patel confirmed as head of the FBI

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday, putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent law enforcement ag...

US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion condemning Russia on invasion anniversary, diplomats say

The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Kyiv's territorial integrity and condemns Russian aggression, three dipl...

US judge won't immediately rule on “unusual” request to drop Eric Adams case

A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will take some time to consider a request by prosecutors under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eri...

Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack and among the mos...

Senior Justice Department ethics official resigns over sidelining by political appointees, source says

The U.S. Justice Department's senior ethics official resigned on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump's administration pulled him off his duties and assigned him to a new sanctuary cities working ...

Kremlin says any plan to send European troops to Ukraine would be unacceptable for Russia

The Kremlin said on Thursday that any plan to send European troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable for Russia and that it was monitoring such proposals ...

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was charged on Tuesday with leading a plot to overthrow the government and undermine the country’s 40-year-old democracy after his 2022 election loss, complic...

South Korea court finds former officials guilty of forcible return of NKoreans

A South Korean court found four former government officials guilty on Wednesday of forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019, despite their intention to defect, in a case that provok...

Australia, Papua New Guinea begin talks on full defense treaty

Australia and Papua New Guinea said on Thursday they would begin talks on a full defense treaty between the two countries. Tap for the full brief.

Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say

The State Department office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans in the United States has been told to develop plans to close by April, according to a U.S. official, a leading advocate and two so...

Russia praises POTUS for saying NATO was a major cause of the war in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lauded U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for saying that previous U.S. support of Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance was a major cause of...