Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war, Kyiv rejects “ultimatum”

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Ky...

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base on Cuba, both vessels on...

US to step back, NATO to take greater role in coordinating military aid for Kyiv, says Stoltenberg

NATO will assume a greater role in coordinating arms supplies to Ukraine, the alliance said on Friday, taking over from the United States in a bid to safeguard the process as NATO-sceptic Donald Tr...

Finland will host a NATO land command and troops

Finland will host a new land command unit of the NATO military alliance, Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen told reporters on Friday following a meeting of the alliance in Brussels. Tap for the ful...

Hezbollah says it attacked nine Israeli military sites with rockets, drones

Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday it had launched rockets and weaponized drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's southern border for th...

Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters

Israeli tanks advanced deeper into the western area of Rafah, amid one of the worst nights of bombardment from air, ground, and sea, forcing many families to flee their homes and tents under darkne...

Armenia to leave Russia-led security bloc CSTO, says PM

Armenia will leave a Russia-led security bloc, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed Wednesday for the first time, accusing members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of having plann...

Famine watchdog projects 756,000 Sudanese face starvation in coming months amid war

An estimated 756,000 people in Sudan could face catastrophic food shortages by September, according to a preliminary projection used by United Nations agencies and aid groups to determine whether t...

NATO members to crack down on Russian spies in response to sabotage, says Stoltenberg

NATO members are set to take tougher action against Russian spies across the alliance in response to a campaign of hostile activities by Moscow that includes acts of sabotage and cyber attacks, NAT...

Senior Hamas leader says proposed amendments to Gaza ceasefire “not significant”

The changes that Hamas has requested to a ceasefire proposal by the United States are "not significant" and include the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, a senior leader in...

Israel says Hamas rejects key elements of US ceasefire plan for Gaza

Hamas formally responded Tuesday to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip — and Israel said the response was tantamount to a rejection while a Hamas official said ...

Hezbollah vows to escalate attacks after Israel kills a top commander

Hezbollah fired big barrages of rockets at Israel on Wednesday and vowed to ramp up its attacks in retaliation for an Israeli strike which killed a senior Hezbollah field commander, as the conflict...

Gaza pier resumes operations after weather pause, US officials say

A floating U.S. military pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave after being suspended for two days because of rough seas due to weather, three U.S. officials said on T...

Hunter Biden found guilty. What comes next?

A jury on Tuesday found U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter guilty of making false statements on a gun background check and of illegally possessing a firearm. Tap to read what happens next.

US watches as Russian warships enter Havana harbor

Russian navy ships churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine ...