US strikes Iranian ammunition depots in Syria, Pentagon says

The U.S. military carried out strikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and groups it backs, the Pentagon said Thursday — in response to a spa...

US sending 900 more troops to Middle East amid attacks

About 900 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said Thurs...

Israel raids Hamas sites in Gaza, hints at several “invasions”

Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing, the military said in a statement on what Israel's Army Radio describe...

Manhunt intensifies for Maine mass shooting suspect

Hundreds of police on Thursday fanned out across Maine looking for a gunman wanted for opening fire at a bar and a bowling alley in the city of Lewiston, with news outlets reporting a death toll ra...

Republican Mike Johnson elected US House speaker, ending leadership vacuum

The U.S. House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as speaker on Wednesday, ending a turbulent three weeks that left the rudderless...

Russia disregards losses, presses on in Ukraine's Avdiivka

Russian forces are disregarding heavy casualties — and pressing on with a drive to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Islamophobic incidents surge alongside antisemitism amid war, advocates say

Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents including violent assaults and online harassment have spiked in the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct. 7, two advocacy groups said Wednesday...

Armenia sees no advantage in keeping Russian military bases, PM tells WSJ

Armenia sees no advantage in continuing to host Russian military bases on its territory after Azerbaijan retook the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian prime minister told the Wall S...

Investigation focuses on Chinese vessel in Finnish-Estonian pipeline damage

Estonia's investigation into a damaged Baltic Sea telecoms cable will focus on the actions of a Chinese-owned vessel, the country's prosecutor general said, after Finland blamed damage to a nearby ...

Israel agrees to US request to delay Gaza invasion, WSJ reports

Israel has agreed to delay an expected invasion of Gaza for now so that the United States can rush missile defenses to the region to protect U.S. troops there, the Wall Street Journal reported Wedn...

US forces attacked over 12 times in Iraq and Syria in past week, Pentagon says

U.S. forces have been attacked more than a dozen times in Iraq and Syria in the past week, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Israel strikes Syrian army assets after rocket launches, Israeli military says

Israel's military said its jets struck Syrian army infrastructure and mortar launchers Wednesday in what it described as a response to rocket launches from Syria toward Israel. Tap for the full brief.

Gaza families wear ID bracelets to avoid burial in mass graves

With so many bodies, Palestinians in Gaza are burying the unidentified dead in mass graves, with a number instead of a name, residents say. Now some families are using bracelets in the hope of find...

US antisemitic incidents up about 400% since Israel-Hamas war began, report says

Antisemitic incidents in the United States rose by about 400% in slightly over two weeks since war broke out in the Middle East after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, adv...

China ousts defense minister, the second official to leave in three months

China removed its defense minister on Tuesday, the second ousting of a senior leader in three months. Tap for the full brief.