Kenya court extends bar on deploying police to Haiti, lawyer says

A Kenyan court extended on Tuesday a temporary order barring the government from deploying hundreds of police officers to Haiti in a U.N.-approved mission aimed at helping the Caribbean nation tack...

Ukraine's Siberian Battalion recruits Russians to fight Putin’s forces

At a shooting range outside Kyiv, a group of 20 Russian citizens in Ukrainian uniforms practiced firing assault rifles and machine guns. Soon, they expect to be taking aim at the Russian army. Tap ...

Sudanese army, paramilitary RSF to return to Jeddah negotiations

Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces will return to the negotiating table in Jeddah on Thursday, senior U.S. State Department officials said, as a six-month war has taken its toll on ...

No direct Iran order for proxies to attack US troops, Pentagon says

Australia said Wednesday it deployed two more military aircraft and a "significant number" of defense personnel to the Middle East to help support its citizens there if the ongoing war between Isra...

US says Iran “actively facilitating” some attacks on US military bases

The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases "actively facilitating" rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Biden h...

Hamas frees two Israeli women, US advises Israel hold off on Gaza invasion

Hamas on Monday said it had freed two Israeli women who were among the more than 200 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel while sources said the U.S. had advised Israel to ho...

Gaza displaced show signs of disease from crowding and poor sanitation, doctors say

Doctors in Gaza say patients arriving at hospitals are showing signs of disease caused by overcrowding and poor sanitation after more than 1.4 million people fled their homes for temporary shelters...

Backlog of US House bills piles up amid GOP infighting

Infighting among Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives has left that chamber leaderless for three weeks — preventing Congress from taking up legislation. Tap for the full brief.

KC-46 takes lead in Air Force tanker competition

Lockheed Martin Corp has withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force's competition to build at least 75 refueling tankers, the company said, giving Boeing's KC-46 Pegasus a boost in the closely watched multi...

Canada says China-linked “Spamouflage” campaign targeted lawmakers, Prime Minister

The Canadian government said Monday it detected a China-linked "Spamouflage" campaign that involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of members of parliament,...

US military steps up Middle East surveillance as threats to troops grow

The U.S. military is taking new steps to protect its troops in the Middle East as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of milita...

US bolsters Middle East presence as Israel Hamas war persists, Lebanon intensifies

Fears that the Israel-Hamas war could mushroom into a wider Middle East conflict rose Sunday with Washington warning of a significant risk to U.S. interests in the region as ally Israel pounded Gaz...

Turkey's Erdogan submits Sweden's NATO bid to parliament for ratification, presidency says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday submitted a bill approving Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament for ratification, the presidency said — in a move welcomed by Stockholm that clears ...

Russian forces intensify pressure on Ukraine's Avdiivka, Kherson

Russian forces aiming to contain a four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive maintained unrelenting pressureSunday on the shattered town of Avdiivka in the east — and intensified shelling in the so...

Republican search for new US House leader after Jordan fails third vote

Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives for three weeks, will begin again on Monday to try to pick a new speaker to lead the chamber and address funding ...