Uganda says special forces deploy in South Sudan capital amid tensions

Uganda's military chief said Tuesday his country had deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it" as tensions between President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek ...

Italy pushes for $216B defense plan using EU guarantees

Italy plans to propose to its European partners a guarantee scheme that could potentially trigger investments worth up to 200 billion euros ($216.48 billion) in the defense and aerospace industries...

Clear risks that Sweden's security situation could get worse, Swedish security police says

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Syria faces demands for accountability after civilian killings

Syria's Islamist-led government on Monday said it had completed a military operation against a nascent insurgency by Bashar al-Assad loyalists, as it faced Western demands for accountability over t...

Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate into new Syrian government, presidency says

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, has signed a deal agreeing to integrate into Syria's new state institutions, the S...

Wall Street sinks as recession fears loom

U.S. stocks plunged Monday as tariff wrangling and anxieties arising from chaos in Washington gave rise to fears that the U.S. economy could be careening into recession. Tap for the full brief.

POTUS declines to say whether recession could result from his tariff moves

President Trump declined to predict whether the U.S. could face a recession amid stock market concerns about his tariff actions on Mexico, Canada and China. Tap for the full brief.

US revokes some access to satellite imagery for Ukraine

U.S. aerospace firm Maxar Technologies said Friday it had disabled Ukrainian users' access to satellite imagery on one U.S. government platform — as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration sus...

Russian forces trying to encircle Ukrainian forces in Kursk

Russian forces advanced further in Kursk region Monday and curled behind Ukrainian forces as part of an encirclement operation in western Russia. Tap for the full brief.

US orders its non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating conflict

The United States has ordered its non-emergency government personnel in South Sudan to leave the country because of security concerns, the State Department said Sunday. Tap for the full brief.

Hamas says talks with US focused on release of American hostage in Gaza

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EU ministers to discuss joint borrowing for defense, use of existing funds

European Union finance ministers will discuss on Monday how to pay for defense through new joint borrowing, existing EU funds and a greater role for the European Investment Bank, with a view to dec...

France begins military base handover to Senegal

France handed over two military facilities to Senegal on Friday, the French embassy said, the first formal step in ending French military presence in the West African country as the region shifts a...

NKorea fires missiles after slamming US-South Korea drills

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Monday, hours after condemning the South Korean and U.S. militaries for launching drills that Pyongyang called a "dangerous provocative act" that ri...

Monitor says over 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown in Alawite region, Syrian forces declare operation over

A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the defense ministry said Monday — after the heaviest fighting since former rebels seized power...