US plans $8B arms sale to Israel, US officials say

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, two U.S. officials said, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in ...

Tuareg rebels say Mali troops and Russian contractors killed nine civilians in car attack

Nine civilians including women and children were killed in an attack on a vehicle in Mali's Segou region last week, a civil society group and a rebel coalition said late on Saturday, accusing the a...

Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to counter gangs

A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring order amid chaos wrought by gangs, ...

Rebels seize town in eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians said on Sunday. Tap for the full brief.

Still awaiting thanks for stopping total Islamist takeover in Sahel, Macron says

France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was still waiting for Africa's Sahel states to thank Paris for stopping them falling into the hands of militants and he dismissed suggestions hi...

Philippines deploys maritime and air assets to monitor China's “monster ship”

The Philippines has deployed air and sea assets of its military and coast guard in its exclusive economic zone to monitor China's largest coast guard vessel, calling the ship's presence an act of C...

Hamas says it pre-approved list of hostages for release, Israeli strikes intensify amid Gaza truce talks

Israel and Hamas wrangled Sunday over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had killed mo...

Israeli military says commandos raided missile plant in Syria in September

Israel's military said on Thursday its special forces had raided an underground missile production site in Syria in September that it said was primed to produce hundreds of precision missiles for u...

Investigators seek clues to New Orleans attacker's path to radicalization

As investigators learn more about the man who pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed 14 people with a truck on New Year's Day in New Orleans, a key question remains: How did a veteran and o...

Israeli air strikes ramp up Gaza death toll amid new truce push

Israel carried out air strikes on dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours, it said on Friday, in attacks that Palestinian health authorities said had killed nearly 100 people. Tap fo...

Ukraine's military says it struck command post in Russia's Kursk region

The Ukrainian military said it had carried out a high-precision strike on Thursday on a Russian command post in Maryino, in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold chunks of territory after a...

South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after standoff

South Korea's presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six-hour stand-off inside Yoon's compound in the he...

Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military exit from the region. Tap for th...

South Korea's acting president vows continued cooperation with US, Japan

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States — saying Friday his country's diplomacy remains steadfast despite a political ...

Greenland's leader steps up push for independence from Denmark

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasised his desire to pursue independence from Denmark, its former colonial ruler, during his New Year speech, marking a significant change in the rhetoric ...