Philippines and China trade accusations over Chinese navy flight actions

The Philippine coast guard accused the Chinese navy of performing dangerous flight maneuvers on Tuesday when it flew close to a government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the South China Se...

Zelenskiy says draft US minerals deal “does not protect” Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday a draft minerals deal with Washington did not contain the security provisions that Kyiv needed and three sources said the United States had proposed taki...

Israel receives shipment of MK-84 bombs cleared by White House

Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predeces...

US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war

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Three Israelis freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange

The Russian Navy's large landing ship, Admiral Nevelskoy, conducted artillery firing drills in the Sea of Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday, citing the press service of the Pac...

Hezbollah leader says Israel must leave Lebanon by February 18

The head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that Israeli troops must withdraw from Lebanese territory in full by a February 18 deadline, saying it had "no pretext" to maintain a milit...

M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo's strategic city of Bukavu

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Sweden sending peacekeepers to post-war Ukraine “a possibility,” PM says

Sweden would consider contributing to post-war peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday, adding that negotiations would need to progress before any such decisio...

UK tracks Russian ships carrying ammunition from Syria

Britain said Saturday it had tracked in recent days six Russian naval and merchant ships carrying ammunition used in Syria as they sailed through the Channel. Tap for the full brief.

Gaza militant groups to release three hostages Saturday

Gaza militant groups name three hostages to be released on Saturday By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militant groups in Gaza said they would release ...

Musk’s tactics frustrating White House team, sources say

As tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his influence over more than a dozen U.S. federal agencies, frustration is growing among some top aides to President Donald Trump, who want more coordination f...

Hegseth tells Europe to spend on defense as US presence may not last

European countries need to invest now in defense because it is not possible to assume that the United States' presence on the continent will last forever, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said F...

Judge orders US to restore funds for foreign aid programs

A federal judge ordered the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors who argued that they were negatively impacted by a 90-day blanke...

Russian drone damages Chornobyl nuclear plant's containment shell

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Thousands fired as Musk axes federal offices

U.S. federal workers are expected to see another round of pink slips on Friday as President Donald Trump and top adviser Elon Musk pursue a wholesale downsizing of the government. Tap for the full ...