Iraq relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border, foreign minister says

Iraq has started relocating Iranian Kurdish groups from Iraq's Kurdish region frontiers with Iran to camps far from the border as part of a security agreement between Baghdad and Tehran, Foreign Mi...

Ukraine says it has retaken offshore drilling platforms near Crimea

Ukrainian forces recaptured several gas and oil offshore drilling platforms from Russia that were close to Crimea, Ukraine's military intelligence (GUR) said Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Japan appoints de-facto Taiwan defense attache, elevating security ties

Japan appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defense attache in Taiwan, four sources said. Tap for the full brief.

Sweden weighs sending Ukraine fighter jets, SR radio reports

The Swedish government is considering donating Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to help it fight Russia, Swedish public radio (SR) reported Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

In cat and mouse game, Philippines resupplies troops in South China Sea atoll

The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea. Tap f...

Niger junta accuses France of deploying troops for possible intervention

Niger's junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a possible military intervention together with the regional bloc ECOWAS in N...

Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap, sources say

When $6 billion of Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a sequence that will see as many as five detained U.S. dual nationals leave Iran and a similar nu...

Gun attack on Mexicans and Americans traveling in Northern Mexico wounds three

A group of Mexican and American citizens traveling in vehicles in northern Mexico was attacked by armed civilians Saturday — leaving at least three Mexican passengers injured, local authorities sai...

Morocco rescuers race to find survivors as earthquake toll nears 2,500

Rescuers on Monday searched villages reduced to rubble for any survivors of Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over 60 years — in a race against time as the death toll rose to almost 2,500. Tap for ...

Pakistan says Taliban forces building “unlawful” structure in border dispute

Pakistan on Monday said the Taliban had tried to encroach on its territory with the construction of an “unlawful structure” and accused it of "indiscriminate firing" in an incident that led to the ...

Ukraine says Russia may soon launch new mobilization campaign

Ukraine's military said Monday Russia could launch a big mobilization campaign soon to try to recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers from inside Russia and occupied Ukraine. Tap for the full brief.

US-Armenian exercise begins near Yerevan, US spokesperson says

Armenia and the United States began a joint military training exercise Monday, a U.S. army spokesperson said — at a time of renewed tension in Armenian-Azeri relations. Tap for the full brief.

NKorea unveils first tactical nuclear-armed submarine

North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said Frid...

US military repositions some troops in Niger, pulls non-essential personnel

The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel "out of an abundance of caution," U.S. officials told Reuters on Thu...

Ukraine gaining ground in counteroffensive, NATO's Stoltenberg says

Ukraine is making progress with a counter offensive started in June to reclaim territory seized by Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday — even though it was slow going due ...