Average of 47 women and girls killed daily during Gaza war, UN says

An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by U.N. Women on Friday—and the agency warned that deaths have continued for th...

Iran says Hormuz Strait open after Lebanon deal, Trump expects Iran deal “soon”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire in Lebanon—while President Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come "soon.” Tap f...

Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US over weekend

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel has gone into effect—and President Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend. Tap for the full brief.

Beirut rules out talks with Netanyahu for now, as Pakistan says Lebanon peace vital

Lebanon’s president will not speak to Israel’s prime minister in the near future, Lebanese officials said on Thursday—dealing a blow to U.S. efforts to expand contacts between the enemy states as P...

EU, NATO to deepen defense ties

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to work in the coming weeks to strengthen the European Union's relationshi...

Pentagon approaches automakers, manufacturers to boost arms production

U.S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives of companies—including General Motors and Ford Motor, the Wall Street Journal reported...

Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year

Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight—killing at least 17 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in dr...

Starlink outage in drone test shows Pentagon’s reliance on SpaceX, analysts say

“If there was no Starlink, the U.S. government wouldn't have access to a global constellation of low earth orbit communications,” said Clayton Swope, a deputy director of the Aerospace Security Pro...

Ukraine further integrates drones with infantry, top general says Russian-held areas retaken

Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it was introducing a new model of operations integrating drone warfare with infantry activity—and pointed to successes announced by its top commander in re...

China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea—amid tension with the Philippines over the disputed feature, satellite imag...

US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers trying to leave Iran, official says

A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade went into effect, and instructed them to turn around, a U.S. off...

Australia to raise defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2033

Australia on Wednesday said it would raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2033 from about 2% currently—in response to the most "complex and threatening" circumstances sin...

Israeli fire kills six in Gaza, including two children, medics say

Carrying his boy in his arms, Mukhlis Al-Malahi said they were leaving a relative's wedding when an Israeli plane struck a police vehicle. Tap for the full brief.

Russian missile kills at least five civilians in Ukraine's Dnipro, officials say

"These were civilians who were simply driving down the road in their cars. People who were going about their business, heading home to their families," Ukraine's infrastructure minister Oleksiy Kul...

In a first, Libya's rival forces take part in joint US-led military exercises

Forces from Libya's east and west-based administrations participated in U.S. special operations drills in the city of Sirte on Tuesday—in the first such joint military event including the former ci...