US Health Secretary Kennedy plans 10,000 agency job cuts, WSJ reports

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to significantly cut the size of the agency, reducing about 10,000 full-time jobs and closing regional offices, the Wall Street Journal reported o...

GOP divided on spending cuts as they try to pay for POTUS tax cuts

U.S. congressional Republicans are struggling over how to pay for President Donald Trump's multi-trillion-dollar tax-cut and immigration reform agenda, with the fate of the Medicaid healthcare prog...

Sudan's army shells Omdurman in push to oust RSF from capital region

The Sudanese army shelled parts of Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman from early morning on Thursday, residents said, after declaring victory over their Rapid Support Forces rivals in a two-year batt...

Russia to build road bridge to North Korea

Russia and North Korea will soon begin construction of a road bridge over the Tumen river between the two countries, Russia's ambassador to Pyongyang was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA. ...

NATSEC officials sued over Signal chat

A new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia accuses several senior Trump administration officials of failing to preserve government records created through a Signal ...

Democrats question officials on Signal breach, push for probe

U.S. Democrats sought to hold Trump administration officials accountable on Wednesday for discussing sensitive attack plans on a commercial messaging app, arguing that lives could have been lost if...

Kosovo to boost defense spending by 60%, plans drone, ammunition production, PM says

Kosovo plans to boost its defense spending by 60% over the next four years and to focus on acquiring Black Hawk helicopters and building plants to produce ammunition and drones, Prime Minister Albi...

Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas

Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war, chanting "Hamas out," social media posts showed, in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that spa...

Kenyan MSS soldier reported missing after Haiti gang attack

An officer from the Kenyan multinational security support (MSS) mission was reported missing in Haiti on Tuesday after an incident involving gangs, the MSS said in a statement. Tap for the full brief.

Sudan army surrounds Khartoum airport, sources say, in battle for capital

The Sudanese army is encircling Khartoum airport, two military sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as it battles to oust its rival Rapid Support Forces from a last foothold in the capital, though th...

Islamist fighters attack two Nigerian military bases, security sources say

At least four Nigerian soldiers were killed when suspected Islamist fighters launched coordinated attacks on two military bases in northeastern Borno State, security sources told Reuters. Tap for t...

EU says “unconditional withdrawal” of Russia from Ukraine is a precondition to amend sanctions

The withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine would be one of the main conditions to lift or amend EU sanctions, the European Commission said Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Sweden eyes rise in defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2030

Sweden provisionally aims to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2030, a bigger and faster ramp-up than previously planned as part of its biggest rearmament since the Cold War, Prime Minister ...

Four US soldiers missing in Lithuania, embassy says

Four U.S. Army soldiers have gone missing during training in Lithuania — and the Baltic country's military and police are searching for them alongside the American military, the U.S. embassy in Vil...

Hegseth sent exact Yemen strike timeline and aircraft used to Signal chat, Atlantic reports after denials

Defense Secretary Hegseth has repeatedly denied texting specific war plans to a Signal group chat that included a reporter. The Atlantic, which had initially declined to publish the chat details, d...