Netherlands to send Ukraine 18 F-16 fighter jets

The Netherlands will deliver 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help its battle against Russia's invasion, the Dutch government said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Judge says US Army can remove Confederate Memorial in Arlington Cemetery

A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday ruled that Army crews can continue removing a confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery, as Congress has mandated must be done by Jan. 1, 2024. Tap ...

Last French troops leave Niger as military cooperation officially ends

The last French troops deployed in Niger to help fight a decade-old Islamist insurgency in the Sahel left the country on Friday, sealing a withdrawal that has dealt a further blow to France's influ...

Over 20 countries now part of US-led Red Sea coalition, Pentagon says

A total of more than 20 countries have agreed to participate in the new U.S.-led coalition safeguarding commercial traffic in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen's Houthi movement as more nations joi...

Somali, US forces kill al-Shabab leader behind attacks in region, official says

Somali and U.S. forces have killed a senior leader of the militant Islamist al-Shabab group who had planned numerous attacks in Somalia and Kenya, Somalia's information minister said. Tap for the f...

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks

Fighting in the Gaza Strip escalated on Thursday with some of the most intense Israeli bombardment of the war and Hamas demonstrated its ability to rocket Tel Aviv, even as the enemies held their m...

Under US pressure over fentanyl, Mexico wages “imaginary war on drugs” with raids on inactive labs

Mexico's army appears to be raiding only a handful of active drug labs every month, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on fentanyl trafficking, with facilities that were already out of use account...

US, China top military officials speak for first time in over a year

The top U.S. military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by U.S. officials that it ...

US missile defense proposal stirs political debate in Palau

A proposal for permanent deployment of U.S. Patriot missile defense batteries in Palau in response to China's expanding reach in the Pacific has come under fire as the nation's politicians debate t...

Azerbaijan says border issues shouldn't hold up Armenia peace deal

Azerbaijan sees no major obstacles to securing a lasting peace treaty with its neighbour Armenia and believes the question of defining their borders can be resolved separately, a senior Azerbaijani...

US Senate looks to end last of abortion-related military promotion blockade

The U.S. Senate will confirm this month the last of hundreds of military promotions held up for much of the year over a senator's protest of the Pentagon's payment of abortion-related travel costs,...

Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot for role in US Capitol riot, state Supreme Court rules

Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol ...

Israel's Herzog floats second Gaza truce for recovering hostages

Israeli President Isaac Herzog signaled readiness on the part of the country on Tuesday to enter another foreign-mediated Gaza truce in order to recover hostages held by Hamas and enable more aid t...

Ukraine to produce a million FPV drones next year, minister says

Kyiv plans to produce a million FPV (first-person-view) drones, widely in demand on the front line, and more than 11,000 medium- and long-range attack drones next year, Ukraine's minister for strat...

Russian held in Finland suspected of 2014-15 war crimes in Ukraine

A Russian man suspected of committing war crimes in Ukraine in 2014-2015 has been remanded in custody in Finland, a Finnish district court said following an arraignment hearing on Monday. Tap for t...