White House's Kirby says US would defend Israel in Iranian attack

The United States remains committed to defending Israel in any Iranian attack, and was hopeful about a possible Gaza ceasefire agreement, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said ...

Israeli assault in the West Bank kills at least nine, Palestinian officials say

At least nine people were killed in a major Israeli offensive in Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health authorities said on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli military says hostage rescued from Gaza tunnel in “complex operation”

Israeli special forces have recovered an Israeli hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza in "a complex rescue operation", the military said on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was abducted by H...

UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads

The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and concealing information from donors about its ability to deliver food aid to civil...

Israeli soldier wounded in Hezbollah aircraft attack, military says

A "hostile aircraft" launched from Lebanon injured an Israeli soldier in northern Israel, the military said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Pacific Islands back Australian-funded regional policing plan

Leaders of several Pacific Islands have endorsed an Australian-funded A$400 million ($271 million) plan to improve police training and create a mobile regional policing unit as Canberra tries to bl...

Thai air force wants to acquire Swedish Gripen 39 fighter jets

The Thai Air Force said on Tuesday it wanted to acquire Gripen 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's SAAB to replace its aging jet fighters. Tap for the full brief.

Trump staff had physical altercation with Arlington cemetery official, NPR reports

Two members of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign staff had a "verbal and physical altercation" with an Arlington National Cemetery official during a visit by Trump this week...

Donald Trump faces new US indictment in election subversion case

U.S. prosecutors obtained a new indictment in the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Israel battles Hamas in Gaza as space for displaced families narrows

Palestinians displaced by fighting in the Gaza Strip crowded onto the seashore as Israeli forces continued to battle Hamas fighters in central and southern areas, with health officials reporting at...

Top US general says risk of broader war eases a bit after Israel-Hezbollah exchange

The near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle East has eased somewhat after Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah exchanged fire without further escalation but Iran still poses a significant danger as...

Ukraine's top commander says Kursk advance continues, but Pokrovsk front difficult

Ukraine's top commander said on Tuesday that Kyiv's forces were still advancing in Russia's Kursk region, but warned that Moscow was building up its forces on the eastern Pokrovsk front, where Russ...

US Army Private King who fled to NKorea to plead guilty to five charges

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, will plead guilty to five charges, including desertion, while taking responsibility for his condu...

China spent $15.3B on Pacific exercises in 2023, internal Taiwan estimates show

China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defense budget, on exercises in the Western Pacific in 2023, according to a previously unpublished Taiwanese estimate, showing Beijing's investment in mi...

Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank, military strike kills five others

Israeli settlers shot dead one Palestinian and wounded three others in the occupied West Bank's Bethlehem, while five others were killed in an Israeli strike on the Nur Shams refugee camp near the ...