Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response

Iran will respond to any action against its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, a day after Israel warned it will respond to Tehran's w...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs new army draft law to reinforce exhausted troops

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules, according to the parliamentary website, as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight ...

Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base, commander confident of retaining control

Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, as a senior rebel commander vowed they would hold th...

US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. Tap for t...

Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Israel's European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran's weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from "the edge of the cliff" of escalation in the...

Israeli military calling up reservists for more Gaza operations

The Israeli military said on Sunday it will soon call up two reserve divisions for operations in Gaza, where it has been conducting a war against Islamist militant group Hamas. Tap for the full brief.

Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town

A resistance group fighting Myanmar's military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized ...

US asks countries in region to press Iran not to engage in Sudan as war enters second year

The U.S. has had direct conversations with countries accused of fueling the conflict in Sudan and has encouraged regional states to press Iran not to engage in the war, U.S. Ambassador to the Unite...

US says China providing Russia intelligence, drone & missile tech for Ukraine war

China is backing Russia's war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow in its biggest military buildup since the Soviet era, providing drone and missile technology, satellite imagery and machine tools, ...

US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran

President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu's war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile...

Analysis: Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps - powerful group with wide regional reach

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards launched a drone attack against targets in Israel on Saturday, Iranian English-language press TV cited Iranian sources as saying. Tap to learn about Iran's dominan...

Russia sends military trainers and air-defense system to Niger, says Niger state TV

Military instructors and personnel from Russia's defense ministry arrived in Niger on Wednesday, Niger state television RTN said, in a further sign the West African country is building closer relat...

Pro-Russian American foreign fighter missing in Russian-controlled east Ukraine, say local police

Russell Bentley, an American who fought against Ukrainian forces, is missing in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, police there said on Friday, adding that a search was under...

Future defense relationship part of US-Iraq talks on troop levels next week, official says

The security and defense relationship between the U.S. and Iraq will be an important part of talks when Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visits Washington next week but is not the prima...

Ukraine parliament overhauls army draft rules to boost troop strength

Ukraine's parliament passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul how the armed forces draft civilians into the ranks after a general told the chamber that Russian forces outnumbered Kyiv's troops up to t...