Russia says Assad has left Syria, silent on his future and military bases

Russia said on Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left office and departed his country after giving orders for a peaceful transfer of power, but did not say where he was now or whethe...

Iran to send Syria missiles, drones and military advisers, says official

Iran aims to send missiles and drones to Syria and increase the number of its military advisers there to support President Bashar al-Assad in his battle against rebels, a senior Iranian official to...

Israeli forces storm into Gaza hospital, expel some staff, displaced people, its director says

Israeli forces stormed into Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya in north Gaza overnight on Friday and expelled some staff and displaced people before withdrawing, and bodies of people killed by air...

Iraq weighs Syria intervention as rebels advance

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim ruling parties and armed groups are weighing the pros and cons of armed intervention in Syria, viewing as a grave threat the advance of Sunni Islamist rebels who have taken two...

New acting Secret Service chief outlines reforms after Trump assassination attempts

The U.S. Secret Service’s acting director told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday that he has overhauled the agency's security practices after a gunman shot President-elect Donald Tr...

Macron continues search for new prime minister

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday began his latest search for a new prime minister to lead France's unruly parliament, after rejecting demands he quit to end a crisis he said was driven by the fa...

Canada to boost Arctic cooperation with US, cites Russia threat

Canada plans to work more closely with the United States in the Arctic to ensure regional security in the face of an increasingly aggressive Russia, Ottawa said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

US defense secretary scraps SKorea trip after martial law attempt

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin no longer plans to travel to South Korea, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt this week...

Poland gets $4B US loan for defense purchases, minister says

Poland signed a $4 billion loan under the United States' Foreign Military Financing program that will help finance the transformation of its armed forces, the Polish defense minister said on Thursd...

Police scour New York for suspect two days after UnitedHealth CEO killed

New York police on Friday were scouring surveillance videos and asking the public for help in their search for the masked assailant who gunned down a UnitedHealth executive on a Manhattan sidewalk....

Trump picks Vance adviser Driscoll for army secretary

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Top US, Russian generals spoke by phone amid tensions

The top U.S. military officer, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, spoke by phone with Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov last week, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, the first time Brow...

South Korea's Yoon names new defense minister after botched martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defense minister, the presi...

Phone firms denying US military requests for security data, letter says

Phone companies are denying the U.S. military's requests for data about vulnerabilities in the American telecom system, according to a letter released Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

US to donate boats to Vietnam to boost maritime law enforcement

The United States will provide $12.5 million to Vietnam to enhance its maritime law enforcement capabilities and combat illegal fishing, the U.S. embassy in Hanoi said on Thursday. Tap for the full...