US Navy jet crashed off San Diego coast, crew members safe

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Humanitarian catastrophe looms in east Congo as rebels push south and US cuts aid, official says

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"50% battle-ready”, Germany misses readiness targets despite Scholz's overhaul

The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and defense experts told Reuters. Tap for the full brief.

France, Senegal in talks to arrange departure of French troops

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North Korea dismantling facility near border for separated families, Seoul says

North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of stra...

US intelligence says Israel may attack Iran by midyear

U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear program by midyear, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple intelligence reports. Ta...

US Senate confirms Gabbard as intelligence chief

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as the top U.S. spy on Wednesday — as Republicans lined up behind a nominee once seen as among President Donald Trump's most controversial pic...

Musk cuts based more on ideology than cost savings so far, Republican budget managers say

The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies lo...

Defense Secretary Hegseth says return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders not realistic

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a sol...

USAID watchdog fired after report on effort to dismantle the agency

The inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a USAID official said, a day after his office published a report critical of the Trump administration's...

Record number of journalists killed in 2024, Israel mostly responsible, CPJ says

A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths. Tap fo...

US presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza, king opposes displacement

Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Jordan's King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the president's plan for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, even as the ki...

White House loses bid to pause judge's order barring funding freezes

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lost the latest round in a court battle over his administration's bid to freeze federal spending after an appeals court declined to pause a court order requir...

Top ICE officials reassigned amid pressure to increase arrests

Two top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have been reassigned amid pressure to dramatically increase arrests of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, a U.S. Department o...

Iran's Khamenei says further military development needed

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iran should further develop its military, including its missiles, after U.S. President Donald Trump made threats of force against Tehran if i...