Firefight between warring cartels leaves 16 dead in southern Mexico

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China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade

China will offer the Taliban tariff-free access to its vast construction, energy and consumer sectors, Beijing's envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday, as the ailing resource-rich but diplomaticall...

Ukraine says Russia to deploy NKorean troops into combat zones Oct 27-28

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia plans to deploy North Korean troops to the battlefield starting Oct. 27-28, citing intelligence reports. Tap for the full brief.

Syria says Israeli strikes kill one soldier, wound seven

Israeli strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs early on Thursday killed one soldier and injured seven, the Syrian defense ministry said. Tap for th...

Attackers kill five, wound 22 at Turkish aviation site

Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others Wednesday in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire a...

Turkey steps up strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria after Ankara attack

Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Syria and Iraq overnight, hitting 47 targets, in response to a gun attack that killed five people in Ankara, Defense ...

Plane downed in Darfur with suspected Russian crew was supplying army, rivals say

A plane downed in Sudan's North Darfur state had Russian crew members and was being used by the army to resupply the besieged city of al-Fashir, according to the opposing faction and documents it s...

Finland warns of hostile activities by Russia

Finland is experiencing suspicious acts of sabotage and disruption and believes Russia is engaged in broad-ranging influence operations against it and other European countries, Finland's Minister o...

Russia advancing into east Ukrainian town of Selydove, Russian media says

Russian forces have made a fast advance into the eastern Ukrainian coal mining town of Selydove, according to Russian media and war bloggers, as Moscow's troops try to gain control over the whole o...

Georgian investigators search US tech company offices, homes of nonprofit workers, local media reports

Georgian authorities on Thursday raided the local offices of U.S. technology services company Concentrix and searched the homes of two employees of the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think ta...

New Zealand military eyes patrol ship to replace dive vessel that sank

New Zealand is looking to return to operation one of its idled offshore patrol vessels after a specialist dive ship sank this month, a defense spokesperson said on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli strike kills Lebanese troops as France rallies support for army

An Israeli strike killed three Lebanese troops in south Lebanon on Thursday — as France hosted a conference to rally support for Lebanese state forces which are seen as vital to any diplomatic reso...

Israeli military confirms killing of Hezbollah's Safieddine

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FBI probing leak of US intel on Israel's attack plans for Iran

The FBI is investigating the disclosure of classified documents describing Israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, the bureau said Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

20 reported killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies siege of north

Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 20 people on Wednesday as Israeli forces intensified a siege of northern parts of the Palestinian enclave, surrounding hospitals and refugee shelters, and orderin...