Germany to install missile defense systems on new government jets, Spiegel reports

Germany is to install missile defense systems on three new government jets that are used by senior leaders, the Spiegel news outlet reported on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli military says it strikes Beirut

The Israeli military said it had carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on Friday which security sources in Lebanon said had hit near key Hezbollah facilities in the southern suburbs of the city, ...

Fed unveils rate cut as it gains “greater confidence” about inflation

The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kicked off an anticipated series of interest rate cuts with a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said was ...

US Senator Bernie Sanders bids to halt some weapons sales to Israel

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he would file legislation seeking to block the sale of offensive U.S. weapons to Israel, citing the toll on civilians of Israel's campaign against Hama...

Trump says he is getting more Secret Service protection

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says “victory plan” is ready

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his "Victory Plan", intended to bring peace to Ukraine while keeping the country strong and avoiding all "frozen conflicts", was now complete af...

Taiwan deepening security cooperation with US, defense minister says

Taiwan's combat effectiveness has improved thanks to its deepening security partnership with the United States and other friends and "allies" but this is kept deliberately low key, the island's def...

Germany has stopped approving war weapons exports to Israel, source says

Germany has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry. Tap for t...

US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tension rises, tests wartime deployment

The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflic...

Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, angering Russia

Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine — and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade. Tap for the full brief.

Turkey says its air strikes hit PKK targets in northern Iraq

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Germany to approve $450M in extra Ukraine military aid, letter says

Germany is set to approve close to 400 million euros ($450 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, according to a finance ministry letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

China says carrier accused of entering Japanese waters was on routine training

China said on Thursday its Liaoning aircraft carrier had been on a routine training mission in the western Pacific and dismissed charges by Tokyo that the vessel and its escorts had entered Japanes...

Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say

Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across Lebanon's south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said, further hiking tensions with ...

US says it is gathering information on Lebanon pager blasts

The United States said on Tuesday it is gathering information after at least eight people were killed and some 2,750 wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members - including fighters and medics - ...