Sweden charges man with spying for Russia on Sweden, US

Swedish prosecutors indicted a man Monday on charges of spying on Sweden and the United States on behalf of Russia over a nine-year period. Tap for the full brief.

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance after Prigozhin's demise

President Vladimir Putin ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state — after a deadly plane crash believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenar...

US military pilot dies in jet crash near San Diego

A U.S. military pilot died in a crash overnight near a Marine Corps site in San Diego, the Marine Corps said Friday — adding it was launching an investigation into the incident. Tap for the full br...

Mozambican forces kill islamist insurgent leader Omar, ministry says

Mozambique's armed forces have killed the alleged leader of an Islamic State group-linked insurgency — concentrated in the gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province, the defense ministry said Friday....

Somali forces capture al-Shabab militia stronghold

Somalia's army and allied fighters on Friday captured the town of El Buur, the al Shabaab militia's main stronghold in the country's central region. Tap for the full brief.

Libya's LNA launches strikes on “foreign armed groups” after Chad border clashes

Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) said it launched air strikes against "foreign armed groups" near the border with Chad on Friday, after fighting near the area between the government of C...

Wagner channels say Russian arrested in Finland is a top fighter with neo-Nazi background

Social media channels linked to Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries said Friday a top fighter in one of the group's subunits had been detained in Finland at Ukraine's request. Tap for the full brief.

Japan scrambles jets to monitor Chinese bombers near Okinawa, drone near Taiwan

Japan's defense ministry on Friday said it scrambled jet fighters to monitor Chinese air force bombers and drones flying near the country's southwestern Okinawa island and Taiwan. Tap for the full ...

Australia says it will conduct more joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea

Australia has a security interest in the South China Sea and will work more closely with the Philippines on joint patrols, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Friday — as he observed mi...

Analysis: What happens to Wagner mercenary group after Prigozhin plane crash?

A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country — but under Moscow's...

Ukrainian pilots to get F-16 training in US

The United States will begin flight training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October, the Pentagon said Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

No info to support missile strike theory for Prigozhin crash, Pentagon says

The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday said there was currently no information to suggest that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane presumed to be carrying Russian mercenary leader Yevg...

What 2024 GOP presidential candidates said at their first debate

Here is a selection of quotes from the 2024 Republican presidential candidates at their first debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Sudan army chief Burhan appearing to leave army HQ for first time since war began, video shows

  PHOTO CAPTION: Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands among troops,in an unknown location, in this picture released on May 30, 2023. Sudanese Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo   ...

Seven killed in Turkish drone strikes on PKK members in northern Iraq

Turkish drone strikes Thursday killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) — including two medical personnel, in Iraq's northern province of Erbil, the counter-terrorism service said,...