Denmark to boost defense spending by $7B

Denmark will increase its defense budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute military shortcomings, the Nordic country's prime minister said on Wedne...

US agrees to meet again with Russia to discuss end to war, Ukraine absent

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday it agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washing...

Russia hardens demands as it holds first talks with US without Ukraine

The United States and Russia said on Tuesday they had agreed to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding talks in the Saudi capital at which Kyiv was not represented. Tap fo...

Israel will leave troops in five locations in Lebanon after Tuesday deadline, military spokesperson says

Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, a military spokesperson said on Monday, as Israeli leaders sought to reassure northern...

Burundi troops withdraw from M23 fight in new blow to Congo

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to the Democratic Republic of Congo army as it ...

Attacks by Sudan's RSF leave over 200 dead as force prepares political charter

Attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have killed more than 200 people over the past three days, activists said on Tuesday, as the paramilitary group delayed signing a political charter that coul...

Assange visitors' lawsuit against CIA dismissed by US judge

A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against the CIA by journalists and lawyers who said the intelligence agency illegally spied on them when they visited Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while he was ...

Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank refugee camps amid Israeli operation

Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank have left their homes as a weeks-long Israeli offensive has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in...

Taiwan considering multi-billion dollar arms purchase from US, sources say

Taiwan is exploring buying arms worth billions of dollars from the United States, sources briefed on the matter said, hoping to win support from the new Trump administration as China continues to a...

Philippines and China trade accusations over Chinese navy flight actions

The Philippine coast guard accused the Chinese navy of performing dangerous flight maneuvers on Tuesday when it flew close to a government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the South China Se...

Zelenskiy says draft US minerals deal “does not protect” Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday a draft minerals deal with Washington did not contain the security provisions that Kyiv needed and three sources said the United States had proposed taki...

Israel receives shipment of MK-84 bombs cleared by White House

Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predeces...

US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war

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Three Israelis freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange

The Russian Navy's large landing ship, Admiral Nevelskoy, conducted artillery firing drills in the Sea of Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday, citing the press service of the Pac...

Hezbollah leader says Israel must leave Lebanon by February 18

The head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that Israeli troops must withdraw from Lebanese territory in full by a February 18 deadline, saying it had "no pretext" to maintain a milit...