Manhattan US attorney and top DOJ officials resign over DOJ order to drop Eric Adams case

Six Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than comply with an order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City's mayor, ac...

US Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, no injuries or flooding

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt, the U.S. military said on Thursday, though the nuclear-powered carrier was stable and there were no injuries. Tap for the fu...

Talks on Ukraine must include Kyiv, Ukrainian foreign minister says

Ukraine and Europe should not be excluded from future peace talks on the Ukraine war, Kyiv's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Le Monde newspaper in an interview released on Thursday. Tap for the...

US producer prices rose above expectations in January

U.S. producer prices increased in January, offering more evidence inflation was picking up again. Tap for the full brief.

Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire amid fears of deal collapse

The Palestinian militant group Hamas signaled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel the Gaza ceasefire deal could be avoided despite uncertainty over the number of hostages due to be rel...

US Navy jet crashed off San Diego coast, crew members safe

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Humanitarian catastrophe looms in east Congo as rebels push south and US cuts aid, official says

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"50% battle-ready”, Germany misses readiness targets despite Scholz's overhaul

The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and defense experts told Reuters. Tap for the full brief.

France, Senegal in talks to arrange departure of French troops

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North Korea dismantling facility near border for separated families, Seoul says

North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of stra...

US intelligence says Israel may attack Iran by midyear

U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear program by midyear, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple intelligence reports. Ta...

US Senate confirms Gabbard as intelligence chief

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as the top U.S. spy on Wednesday — as Republicans lined up behind a nominee once seen as among President Donald Trump's most controversial pic...

Musk cuts based more on ideology than cost savings so far, Republican budget managers say

The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies lo...

Defense Secretary Hegseth says return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders not realistic

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a sol...

USAID watchdog fired after report on effort to dismantle the agency

The inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a USAID official said, a day after his office published a report critical of the Trump administration's...