US House Republicans defeat their own defense spending bill

Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives failed to advance two spending bills Tuesday — as party infighting threatened the ability of Congress to fund the government and avert a pa...

Azerbaijan halts Karabakh military action after Armenians surrender

Armenian separatist forces in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh surrendered and agreed to a ceasefire Wednesday — 24 hours after Baku began an offensive to restore full control of i...

US prisoners freed from Iran return home after swap deal

Five Americans freed from Iran made an emotional return to the United States on Tuesday ending their imprisonment "nightmare" — a day after they were swapped for five Iranians held in the U.S. and ...

Israeli-Palestinian violence surges ahead of Netanyahu-Biden meeting

Israeli troops killed a 19-year-old Palestinian during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, medics and residents said — as violence surged ahead of a first meeting between Israeli Prime M...

UN records torture, deaths of detainees in Taliban custody

The United Nations recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban authorities — nearly half of them acts of torture and ill-treatment by mostly police and...

Russian court declines to consider appeal by US reporter Gershkovich against detention in spy case

A Moscow court on Tuesday declined to consider the latest appeal by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention — nearly six months after his arrest on spying charges that he den...

Canada suspects Indian government involved in murder of Sikh leader in British Columbia

Canada said Monday that it was "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader — in British Columbia in June. Tap for their full ...

US finds debris from missing F-35 fighter

The U.S. military said it found debris from a crashed F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina on Monday — a day after asking for the public's help in locating the elusive wreckage. Tap for the full brief.

Azerbaijan launches “anti-terrorist” operation in Karabakh to “disarm” Armenians

Azerbaijan launched "anti-terrorist activities" in the Nagorno-Karabakh region to restore constitutional order and drive out what it called Armenian military formations there. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says it breached Russian lines by recapturing two eastern villages

A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough on Monday, saying it had enabled Kyiv's troops to breach Russian lines near the shattered ci...

Three Iraqi counterterrorism personnel killed in Kurdistan drone strike, statement says

Three members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism service were killed and three others wounded Monday in a drone strike on the small military airport of Arbid in Iraq's Kurdistan region, the Iraqi milit...

Hungary politician flags possible delay for Sweden's NATO bid

Hungary is not sure it needs to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO, the parliament speaker told local television Sunday — potentially signaling further delays to the process. Tap for the full brief.

Russia's war in Ukraine overshadows NATO's 2023 northern Baltic Sea drill

"For many years we had a kind of artificial scenario. Right now, we are a bit closer to the realistic meaning, the geography and the partners and the opponent. So, this is more realistic than it wa...

Coal from Russian-occupied Ukraine sold in NATO member Turkey, data and sources say

At least $14.3 million worth of coal produced in Russia-held Ukraine has been exported to NATO member Turkey, according to Russian customs data reviewed by Reuters. Tap for the full brief.

Russian forces near Norway at “20% or less” than before Ukraine war, Norwegian military says

Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near Norway are "20% or less" of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway's chief of defense said Saturday. Tap for the full ...