Mali army carries out airstrikes after militants announce blockade on fuel imports

Mali's military said it had carried out airstrikes in the gold-rich western region of Kayes after al Qaeda-linked militants took steps to impose a blockade on fuel imports to the landlocked West Af...

Canadian military member found dead in Latvia after four-day search

A Canadian Armed Forces member who went missing in Latvia earlier this week has been found dead, the Canadian military said on Saturday. Tap for the full brief.

Boko Haram kills dozens in “house to house” attack in Nigeria's northeast, residents say

Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria's Borno State to which people had returned only last month fol...

Israel vows “hurricane” of strikes on Gaza to force Hamas to accept surrender demand

Israel said it would step up airstrikes on Gaza on Monday in a "mighty hurricane", to serve as a last warning to Hamas that it will destroy the enclave unless fighters accept a demand to free all h...

Gunmen kill six in Jerusalem bus stop shooting

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people in what police described as "a terrorist attack," one of the deadliest in the city in th...

WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access car...

Lawmakers seek to force US Army inspector general to audit fatal helicopter crash

A House lawmaker said on Friday he wants Congress to require the U.S. Army inspector general to conduct an audit of the January 29 collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines r...

Poland finds debris of drone near Belarus border

Polish border guards found drone debris in a village near the border with Belarus, a prosecutor said on Monday, the latest in a series of similar incidents in the NATO member country that neighbors...

Estonia says it summoned Russia diplomat after Russian helicopter violated Estonian airspace

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Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of war

Russia launched its largest air attack of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main government building on fire in central Kyiv and killing at least four people, including an infant, Ukrainian...

US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight, sources say

The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a move likely to further...

US informed Europe of cuts to military aid, Lithuania says

The U.S. Department of Defense informed European countries last week that military support under a program known as Section 333 will be cut to zero from the next fiscal year, a Lithuanian defense m...

Two aftershocks rock Afghanistan after earthquakes kill 2,200

Two powerful aftershocks struck eastern Afghanistan 12 hours apart, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction on Friday in a region where earthquakes have killed about 2,200 people as rescuer...

US could lead buffer zone monitoring under Ukraine deal, sources say

The U.S. could take a lead role in monitoring a buffer zone between Ukraine and Russia if and when a peace deal is reached, U.S. broadcaster NBC News reported on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

US imposes sanctions on Palestinians who asked for Israel war crimes probe

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel over allegations of genocide in Gaza, according to...