Canada to deploy military in British Columbia to tackle spreading fires

Canada is sending the military to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday — as the western province deals with flames that have led to evacuat...

Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years fails in moon crash

Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says it repels Russian attacks in east, reports small gains

The battlefield situation in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine is "difficult", but Ukrainian forces are repelling Russian attacks and have regained some territory in the east in the past week, ...

US State Dept OKs possible sale of Apache helicopters to Poland for $12B, Pentagon says

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters and related equipment to Poland in a deal valued at up to $12 billion, the Pentagon said Monday. Tap for the f...

West Africa's ECOWAS rejects Niger junta's proposed three-year delay for elections

West Africa's main regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger's military junta to hold elections within three years — extending a political impasse threatening to trigger a military in...

China launches drills around Taiwan in response to VP’s trip to US

China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a "serious warning" to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice President William Lai's visit to the United Sta...

Berlin to soften spending rules for 100 billion euro military fund, sources say

The German government plans to water down the rules on how a 100 billion euro ($109 billion) special fund originally set up to finance major military purchases can be spent, several sources told Re...

Total military casualties on both sides in Ukraine war approach 500,000, NYT reports

The number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022 is nearing 500,000, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

Netherlands, Denmark to send Ukraine F-16s

The Netherlands and Denmark will supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the prime ministers of the two NATO countries said Sunday — during visits by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy. Tap for t...

Georgia law enforcement probe threats after Trump grand jury members doxxed

Law enforcement officials are investigating threats related to former President Donald Trump's election interference investigation in Georgia — after names and addresses of grand jury members were ...

US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders — as soon as pilot training is completed, a U.S. official sai...

Russia charges jailed US citizen with espionage

Russia has charged a jailed U.S. citizen with espionage, state news agencies reported, upping the pressure on U.S. President Joe Biden's administration which has been trying to find a way to bring ...

West African militaries meet to finalize possible Niger intervention

West African army chiefs were due to hold a second and final day of talks Friday in Ghana's capital Accra — where they have been hashing out the details of a possible military intervention in Niger...

Japan scrambles jets amid Russian and Chinese naval patrol in Pacific

Japan said Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Russian IL-38 information-gathering aircraft were spotted flying between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea — where Russia is holding a jo...

Documents show Russia making progress on drone-building effort, report says

Russia is progressing toward mass producing an Iranian attack drone that could travel over 1,000 miles — and target Ukrainian cities, the Washington Post said Thursday, citing documents about the p...