US repeats threat to use force if Iran does not agree to nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his threat to use military force if Iran did not agree to end its nuclear program, saying Israel would play a key role in any military action. Tap ...

Russia and US bring spa worker and tech smuggler back home in prisoner swap

Russia released a Los Angeles spa worker on Thursday sentenced to 12 years in jail for donating to a charity aiding Ukraine in exchange for a man accused of crafting a global smuggling ring to spir...

White House signs executive order to ease US weapons exports

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday for a review of rules governing exports of military equipment, as he seeks to make it easier for U.S. defense firms to sell their ...

Ukraine says at least 155 Chinese nationals fighting on Russia's side

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine. Tap for the full brief.

Kurds to push for federal system in post-Assad Syria

Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a senior Kurdish official told Reuters, doubling down on a decentralised ...

US charges Americans over role in botched Congo coup

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four Americans for their role in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo after three of the men were returned to U.S. custody this week, acc...

Veteran Israeli fighter pilots call on Israel to prioritize Gaza hostage releases, even if war must stop

Nearly 1,000 Israeli retired and reservist fighter pilots called in an open letter on Thursday for the government to prioritize freeing remaining hostages held in Gaza, even if that meant halting t...

Croatia to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030

Croatia plans to boost defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and to 3% by 2030, it said on Tuesday, the latest European member of NATO to pledge higher military spending amid pressure from U.S. P...

Man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on Uyghurs for China

A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered the detention of a man suspected of spying on ethnic Uyghurs for China, Sweden's prosecution authority said on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

New Russian offensive has begun, top Ukrainian general says

Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview published Wednesday that Russia had launched a new offensive on the northeast of the country — adding that an increase in assaults wa...

Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say

FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, seven people familiar wi...

Nigeria's Boko Haram making gains again in Borno state, governor says

Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram has renewed attacks and kidnappings in northeastern Borno state with little push back from security forces, suggesting that authorities in the region were losing...

US to “take back” Panama Canal from Chinese influence, visiting SECDEF says

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation. Tap for the full brief.

US says it's aware of Palestinian American's killing by Israeli forces in West Bank

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of the killing by Israeli forces of a Palestinian American teenager in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and was seeking more information about t...

Facing calls to disarm, Hezbollah ready to discuss weapons if Israel withdraws, official says

As calls for Lebanon's Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior Hezbollah official told Reuters the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel withdraws...