Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination formally charged with murder, faces death penalty

Utah prosecutors vowed on Tuesday to seek the death penalty for the accused assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and revealed new details of their case, including text messages in which h...

US designates four Iran-aligned militias as terrorist organizations

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EU eyes deeper India alliance despite concern over Moscow ties

The European Commission set out plans on Wednesday to deepen cooperation with India in fields such as defense, technology and trade, despite tensions over New Delhi's close ties to Moscow. Tap for ...

Ukraine struggles to identify thousands of soldiers' remains as relatives ache for news

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Duterte defense cites cognitive decline in Hague trial over “war on drugs” killings

Lawyers for detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte say he suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory and daily functioning, documents made public by the In...

Taiwan reveals first missile to be jointly manufactured with US arms maker

Taiwan unveiled its first missile to be jointly manufactured with a U.S. company on Wednesday, marking a major step in the fast-growing defense cooperation between Taipei and Washington to counter ...

Denmark leads military exercise in Greenland

Denmark did not invite the U.S. military to take part in Arctic Light 2025, the largest military exercise in Greenland's modern history, as NATO allies step up defense cooperation in the Arctic ami...

Australia, Papua New Guinea sign defense communique after treaty stalls

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defense communique with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday after plans to sign a defense treaty stalled -...

Denmark to buy missiles, drones with ability to “strike deep” amid Russia tension

Denmark will acquire long-range precision weapons, after years of cuts to its military budget, to counter the threat posed to Europe by Russia, even as there was no immediate risk of attack to the ...

Nigerian troops kill eight ISWAP fighters in Borno ambush, military says

Nigerian troops killed eight fighters, including senior commanders, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an ambush along a key supply route in the northeast, the military said...

At least 40 more Palestinians killed as Israeli forces begin Gaza City assault

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring "Gaza is burning" as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of wa...

Russia expands forced re-education of abducted Ukrainian children, US research shows

U.S.-funded research has identified more than 210 sites where Ukrainian children have been taken for military training, drone manufacturing and other forced re-education by Russia, as part of a lar...

Israel strikes Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah

Israel said it struck a military infrastructure site in its latest attack on Yemen's Houthi movement at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, Lukashenko says

Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Qatar, US near defense deal after Israeli strike in Doha

Qatar and the United States are on the verge of finalizing an enhanced defense cooperation agreement, top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, after Israel's attack on Hamas political leaders...