3M agrees to pay $6B in US military earplug lawsuit settlement

3M has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company's earplugs, the company and lawyers for...

French soldier killed in Iraq firefight with Islamic State group

A French soldier was killed in a four-hour firefight in Iraq when French and Iraqi forces raided an Islamic State group hideout, Iraqi security sources said Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Al-Shabab counterattack inflicts losses on Somali troops

An attack over the weekend by al-Shabab militants against Somali army troops waging an offensive against them left dozens of soldiers wounded — and an unknown number killed, soldiers involved and h...

Ukraine says it retook strategic settlement

Ukraine said Monday its troops liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne — and were trying to push further south in their two-month-old counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. Ta...

After Wagner boss death, Russia vows to keep backing Mali junta

Russia said Monday at the United Nations to keep providing "comprehensive assistance" to Mali — where about 1,000 fighters with Russia's Wagner mercenary group are helping the West African state's ...

US to send Ukraine medical vehicles, mine clearing equipment and more in latest package

The United States on Tuesday announced a new package of military assistance to support Ukraine that includes additional air defense and artillery munitions, mine clearing equipment and medical vehi...

Sudan military ruler rules out deal with “traitors”, says victory will be decisive

Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday dashed hopes of talks to end a months-long war, denouncing the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as "traitors" and promising a de...

German authorities arrest man suspected of sending drone parts to Russia

A German-Russian national is under arrest on suspicion of allegedly exporting components used by Russia in the production of military hardware, Germany's prosecutor general said Tuesday — escalatin...

Newest NATO member Finland to spend 2.3% of GDP on military

NATO's newest member Finland plans to spend 2.3% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense next year, its defense ministry said Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Niger orders troops to “maximum alert”

The junta in Niger ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert — citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document. Tap for the full brief.

Iran says Iraq agreed to disarm, relocate Kurdistan militants

Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement that "armed terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan region will be disarmed and relocated next month, Iran's foreign ministry said Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Russia says genetic tests confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin died in plane crash

Russian investigators said Sunday that genetic tests confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week. Tap for the fu...

Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting, Jacksonville sheriff says

A white man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself — in what local law enforcement descr...

US air strike kills 13 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, AFRICOM says

The U.S. military on Sunday said it believed it had killed 13 al-Shabab fighters in southern Somalia — in what it called a "collective self-defense airstrike" at the request of the Somali governmen...

China to conduct joint military training with Singapore in coming weeks

China will conduct joint military training with Singapore from end-August to mid-September based on their annual plans, the Chinese defense ministry said in a statement Monday. Tap for the full brief.