Struggling to meet NATO goal, Italy mulls stretching defense budget

Italy is considering including police and coastguard services in its defense budget so it can point to a quick increase in security spending as its struggles to meet U.S.-led NATO targets, two gove...

South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law, election looms

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, ushering in an election after it upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law that spark...

German military to order loitering munitions for first time, sources say

The German military will be armed with loitering munitions, or exploding drones, for the first time, two defense ministry sources said Thursday — as Berlin tries to catch up with a technology that ...

Global stocks, and yields, nosedive as US tariffs fan trade war fears

World markets were left reeling Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs. Tap for the full brief.

Military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal, France says

France's foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if world powers were unable to quickly reach a new agreement with Iran over its contested nuclear program then a military confrontation seemed "al...

Hundreds of thousands flee as Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza “security zone”

Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a new...

Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for “protectorate”

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their Turkish allies on Thursday of trying to turn the country ...

EU plans countermeasures to new US tariffs

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described U.S. President Donald Trump's universal tariffs as a major blow to the world economy and said the European Union was prepared to respond...

Russians fight to clear Kursk as Ukrainians hold monastery

Moscow's troops were waging fierce battles on Thursday in Russia's western Kursk region against Ukrainian forces, including hundreds holed up in a monastery, in an effort to rout them from Kyiv's l...

With US absent, China steps in for earthquake-hit Myanmar

On Thursday night, Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing stood astride a jeep, touring columns of saluting soldiers as fighter jets shot flares and helicopters buzzed overhead in an annual display o...

African Union mediators arrive in South Sudan to try to rescue peace deal

African Union mediators arrived in South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday for talks aimed at averting a new civil war after First Vice President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest last week...

Judge dismisses New York mayor's corruption case

A U.S. judge dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, even as he said the Trump administration's argument that the case should be dropped because it was hin...

Singapore detains two teenagers, one over plan to shoot mosques, other planned to join Islamic State group

Singapore used an internal security law against two teenagers separately, one over plans to attack mosques and the other for wanting to fight in Syria alongside Islamic State militants, authorities...

Senate GOP budget seeks $5T debt hike, boosts military and border enforcement

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee released its budget blueprint for enacting President Donald Trump's tax cut agenda on Wednesday, with lawmakers saying they aimed to vote on t...

POTUS tariffs surprise markets, S&P futures drop

S&P 500 futures reversed gains and fell to a 1.6% loss, suggesting investors expect deep losses when Wall Street opens on Thursday. Nasdaq futures, reflecting tech companies such as Apple, Nvid...