Analysis: Prigozhin's presumed death removes one problem for Putin, may create new ones

The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian President Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term — removing a powerful figure who had defied his au...

Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case, $150,000 bond set

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday at an Atlanta jail to face state charges arising from actions he was accused of taking to overturn the former U.S. pr...

US wildland firefighter pay threatened by GOP feud in Congress

U.S. federal wildland firefighters are facing a potential pay cut this autumn that lawmakers in Washington say could cause thousands to walk off the job — due to a feud among Republicans in Congres...

Ukraine forces raise national flag in Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region

PHOTO CAPTION: Ukrainian forces raise the national flag in the settlement of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this screen grab taken from a social media video released August 23, 2023. Te...

Poland to revamp military command amid Belarus tension, Ukraine war

Poland's plans to revamp its military command structure should help the NATO member handle the alliance's new regional defense plans and a host of hybrid threats including those from neighboring Be...

US approves possible sale of F-16 search and track systems to Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $500 million sale to Taiwan of infrared search and track systems for F-16 fighter jets, as well as other equipment, the Pentagon said on Wednesday....

Telegram channel affiliated with Wagner says Prigozhin is dead

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, a Telegram channel affiliated with his Wagner mercenary group reported Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Russia names new air force chief after mutiny-related disappearance of “General Armageddon”, RIA reports

Russia has appointed a new acting head of its aerospace forces to replace Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "General Armageddon", who vanished from view after a Wagner mercenary mutiny against the top br...

Russia's Surovikin dismissed as head of aerospace forces, journalist says

A Russian journalist on Tuesday said General Sergei Surovikin, who at one time was commander of Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, has been dismissed as head of the country's aerospace forces. Tap for...

Kenyan officials meet with Haiti police to discuss gangfighting force

A Kenyan delegation met with leaders of Haiti's national police Monday, a day after arriving in the country as it assesses leading a possible UN-backed security force to help police fight gang warf...

UK says Russian supersonic bomber likely destroyed in drone attack 400 miles inside Russia

British military intelligence said Tuesday that a weekend drone attack on an airfield over 400 miles inside Russia is highly likely to have destroyed a nuclear-capable TU-22M3 supersonic bomber. Ta...

Sudanese factions fight over Khartoum army base

Sudanese military factions battled for a third day over an army base in the capital, eyewitnesses said Tuesday — as both sides struggle for advantage in a more than four-month war that has devastat...

Islamist militants kill six Pakistani soldiers, army says

Six Pakistani soldiers were killed Tuesday in a clash with Islamist militants in a northwestern region near the border with Afghanistan, the army said, adding that four of the militants were killed...

Wagner’s Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, hints he is in Africa

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin posted his first video address since leading a mutiny in June — appearing in a social media clip which he suggested was shot in Africa. Tap for the full br...

Storm Hilary moves north after drenching Southern California, Southwest

Storm Hilary flooded streets and downed power lines across Southern California and the U.S. Southwest on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnight — but there were no deaths repor...