US-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025

A U.S.-led coalition's military mission in Iraq will end by September 2025 and there will be a transition to bilateral security partnerships, the United States and Iraq said in a joint statement on...

Hezbollah confirms leader Nasrallah killed after Israeli strike

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beiru...

Israeli teams will continue meetings on US ceasefire proposals, Netanyahu says

Israeli teams had meetings to discuss the U.S. ceasefire proposals with Lebanon on Thursday and will continue discussions in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, adding...

NATO to set up northern land command in eastern Finland

NATO will set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border next year, tasked with leading the alliance's land force operations in northern Europe in the event of a military conflict, th...

Gunmen shoot and kill aid worker in Gaza, charity and family say

Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip shot and killed an aid worker from a U.S. based charity, firing on her car in what government officials told her family was a case of mistaken identity. Tap for...

Haiti key port closed to land access after gang attacks

Land access to a vital supply port in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince is being closed off after attacks by armed gangs, operator Caribbean Port Services (CPS) said on Thursday. Tap for the fu...

Nigeria military says dozens of militia group leaders killed over past three months

Nigeria's military has killed dozens of leaders of armed militia groups and hundreds of fighters across the country following a renewed offensive in the third quarter of the year, a spokesperson sa...

US Coast Guard watching uptick in Russian, Chinese navy activity near Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard is watching an "uptick" in Chinese and Russian navy activity around Alaska and the northern Pacific but encounters to date have been very professional, a senior commander said ...

Russia puts American, 72, on trial as alleged mercenary for Ukraine

A Moscow court has begun considering a criminal case against a 72-year-old American accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Friday. Tap for the fu...

Britain buys semiconductor factory to secure supply for military

The British government has bought a struggling factory from the U.S. firm Coherent Inc. to secure domestic manufacture of gallium arsenide semiconductors, used in military technology including figh...

Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, US official says

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military cap...

Israel says it has secured $8.7B US aid package

Israel said on Thursday it had secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its ongoing military efforts and to maintain a qualitative military edge in the region. Tap for ...

US Congress passes stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of House Republicans revolted against their leadership for fa...

Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire proposal

Israel rejected proposals on Thursday for a ceasefire with Hezbollah and conducted a military exercise simulating maneuvers in Lebanon, defying allies including the United States which had called f...

New US troops in Middle East may aid evacuation if needed, officials say

The new U.S. deployment of a small number of troops to the Middle East announced earlier this week could help the U.S. military prepare for scenarios including an evacuation of Americans from Leban...