Israeli military calls up reservists as concern over Gaza ceasefire mounts

Israel's military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages and a nearly mont...

Gabbard clears Senate hurdle, heads to confirmation as top US spy

The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance the nomination of former Representative Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence, continuing President Donald Trump's successful push to conf...

Justice Department orders New York Mayor Eric Adams charges to be withdrawn

The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, asserting that the case was impeding his ability to aid Presi...

Drones become most common cause of death for civilians in Ukraine war, UN says

Short-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.'s monitoring mission said on Tuesday, highlighting how drone use has ballooned during three years ...

US homeland chief seeks to deputize IRS agents for immigration enforcement

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to deputize some Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators and other Treasury Department personnel to perform immigration enforcement, according...

Pentagon orders US Army to restore name of Fort Bragg

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg, according to a Department of Defense statement, undoing a 2023 name change ...

China builds space alliances in Africa as US cuts foreign aid

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South Africa's military reinforces Congo mission

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers were killed in fightin...

Russia offers India its Su-57 fighter jet

Russia has offered to make its fifth-generation stealth fighter jet Sukhoi Su-57 in India for the Indian Air Force, a Russian and an Indian official said on Tuesday, as Moscow looks to boost defens...

Islamic State group attack repelled in Somalia's Puntland, 70 militants dead

The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs — but government forces repelled the assault and airstr...

Hamas says it will stop releasing hostages, accuses Israel of ceasefire violations

Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group said were Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. Tap for the...

Military doubles number of news outlets that must vacate Pentagon office space

The U.S. Defense Department on Friday doubled the number of news organizations that must vacate their Pentagon office spaces to be replaced by other media outlets under a new "annual media rotation...

White House backs $7.4B arms sale to Israel, defying Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced on Friday that it had approved military sales to Israel worth some $7.4 billion, despite a Democratic lawmakers' request that the sale be paus...

US judge blocks possible transfer of Venezuelan detainees to Guantanamo

A federal judge in New Mexico on Sunday granted a preemptive restraining order to block the U.S. government from sending three Venezuelan men detained in the state from being sent to a military bas...

US funding freeze threatens investigations of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The Trump administration's freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to eight sources and a Ukrai...