Afghans dreaming of US refuge say they are stuck in processing limbo

Crowded into a rented room in Pakistan, an Afghan family of 12 is waiting, like thousands of others, for progress on their applications to go to the United States as refugees. Tap for the full brief.

Australian journalist held in China writes “love letter” home

Australian journalist Cheng Lei, detained in China on national security charges, has described how she is able to stand in sunlight for 10 hours in a year in a "love letter" home — her first public...

Poland detains two Russians for distributing Wagner Group propaganda

Two Russians accused of disseminating propaganda on behalf of the Wagner mercenary group in two Polish cities have been arrested and charged with espionage, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said ...

US, Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor, Yomiuri reports

Japan and the U.S. will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia and North Korea, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper said Sun...

Iran releases to house arrest 5 US citizens in deal with US

Iran may free five detained U.S. citizens as part of a deal under which $6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea would be unfrozen, sources said Thursday — and top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken sa...

China says it uncovered alleged Chinese spy for CIA

China has uncovered a Chinese national suspected of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), its state security ministry said Friday. Tap for the full brief.

West African bloc prepares standby force for possible Niger intervention

PHOTO CAPTION: A Soldier in the Nigerian Army is seen during a drill as part of FLINTLOCK 20 in Thies, Senegal Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Castel...

Afghanistan drought enters third year, deepens humanitarian crisis

In brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the earth. In the third year of water shortages and increased temperatures, he says his harvest is barely enough to sup...

23 Syrian troops killed in suspected Islamic State group attack on bus, war monitor says

An attack on a military bus in Syria's east killed 23 government troops and wounded more than 10, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor said Friday — blaming the Islamic State ...

Ukraine to fire all regional military recruitment chiefs, Zelenskiy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Friday that the heads of all Ukraine's regional military recruitment centers were being dismissed from their jobs — amid concerns about corruption. Tap for the fu...

Suspects in Ecuador assassination are Colombian, police say

One dead suspect and six others arrested in the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombians, Ecuadorean police said Thursday — and the government said i...

Germany will own NATO's 2nd largest helicopter fleet after Chinook purchase, air force chief says

Germany will own NATO's second largest helicopter fleet with the 60 Chinooks it announced it was buying last month, German Air Force Chief Ingo Gerhartz was quoted as saying Friday. Tap for the ful...

Poland plans to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the Border Guard, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

Utah man killed in FBI raid linked to alleged threats against president, VP

The FBI said its agents shot and killed a Utah man Wednesday during a raid that a source said targeted the man for allegedly making threats against U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala H...

US nurse, child safely released in Haiti two weeks after kidnapping

A U.S. nurse and her child have been safely released after their kidnapping in Haiti two weeks ago, a faith-based humanitarian aid organization where the nurse works said on Wednesday. Tap for the ...