Under US pressure over fentanyl, Mexico wages “imaginary war on drugs” with raids on inactive labs

Mexico's army appears to be raiding only a handful of active drug labs every month, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on fentanyl trafficking, with facilities that were already out of use account...

US, China top military officials speak for first time in over a year

The top U.S. military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by U.S. officials that it ...

US missile defense proposal stirs political debate in Palau

A proposal for permanent deployment of U.S. Patriot missile defense batteries in Palau in response to China's expanding reach in the Pacific has come under fire as the nation's politicians debate t...

Azerbaijan says border issues shouldn't hold up Armenia peace deal

Azerbaijan sees no major obstacles to securing a lasting peace treaty with its neighbour Armenia and believes the question of defining their borders can be resolved separately, a senior Azerbaijani...

US Senate looks to end last of abortion-related military promotion blockade

The U.S. Senate will confirm this month the last of hundreds of military promotions held up for much of the year over a senator's protest of the Pentagon's payment of abortion-related travel costs,...

Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot for role in US Capitol riot, state Supreme Court rules

Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol ...

Israel's Herzog floats second Gaza truce for recovering hostages

Israeli President Isaac Herzog signaled readiness on the part of the country on Tuesday to enter another foreign-mediated Gaza truce in order to recover hostages held by Hamas and enable more aid t...

Ukraine to produce a million FPV drones next year, minister says

Kyiv plans to produce a million FPV (first-person-view) drones, widely in demand on the front line, and more than 11,000 medium- and long-range attack drones next year, Ukraine's minister for strat...

Russian held in Finland suspected of 2014-15 war crimes in Ukraine

A Russian man suspected of committing war crimes in Ukraine in 2014-2015 has been remanded in custody in Finland, a Finnish district court said following an arraignment hearing on Monday. Tap for t...

Jordan strikes Iran-linked drugs smugglers in southern Syria, sources say

Jordan on Monday launched several aerial raids into its northern neighbor Syria against hideouts of Iranian-backed drug smugglers in retaliation against a large-scale smuggling operation, regional ...

Houthi leader threatens to attack US warships if Washington targets Yemen

The leader of Yemen's Houthis warned on Wednesday they would strike U.S. warships if the Iranian-backed militia was targeted by Washington, which this week set up a multinational force to counter H...

Analysis: US Red Sea task force gets limited backing from some allies

Several U.S. allies have said they support efforts to protect shipping in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group, but some have said they would not join a naval coalition tha...

Israel signals gradual shift in Gaza war after US defense secretary visit

Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza, the country's defence minister said on Monday following talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about lower intensit...

Ukraine-based Russian militias claim cross-border attack

The Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukrainian-based paramilitary group of Russians who oppose President Vladimir Putin, claimed responsibility Sunday for a cross-border attack a few kilometers (miles) ...

Troops at SKorea border village re-arm amid tensions with North

International troops stationed on the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on the border with North Korea who had been unarmed can resume carrying guns, the United Nations Command (U...