Nigerian troops rescue 13 kidnapped hostages

Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a tip-off, a government official said on Saturday. Tap for the full b...

Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time, no injuries reported

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a "heavy price" on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missile on Sunday for th...

US Naval Academy to defend race-conscious admissions policies at trial

The group that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions is taking the U.S. Naval Academy to trial on Monday in an effort to end a carve-out that allow...

US officials question if easing Ukraine weapons restrictions would pay off

As the U.S. and Britain discuss allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep within Russia, some U.S. officials are deeply skeptical that doing so would make a significant difference in K...

Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbors agree

The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defenses against neighboring Russia, the two Nordic countries said on Monday. Tap for th...

Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap in two days

Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of 206 prisoners on Saturday, 103 apiece, in their second such swap in two days, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, officials...

Alleged Mexican kingpin “El Mayo” pleads not guilty to US drug charges

he accused Mexican kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges on Friday in the same New York courthouse where fellow Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquin "El Chapo...

Four ISIS leaders killed in Aug. 29 raid in Iraq, says US military

Four ISIS leaders were killed as part of a U.S.-Iraqi raid in Western Iraq on Aug. 29 that killed 14 operatives, the U.S. military said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

FBI investigating another assassination attempt on Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after what the FBI said appeared to be an assassination attempt on Sunday while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tap...

US Army orders production of 200 Bradley Fighting Vehicles

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Sinaloa violence sparks fear of intra-cartel war in Mexico

Firefights in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa have kindled fears that an intra-cartel war is about to break out in the wake of the arrest of legendary trafficker, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, in ...

Turkey seeks international arrest warrants over Turkish-American citizen killed in West Bank

Turkey has opened an investigation into the death of a Turkish-American activist believed to have been shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank and will request international arrest warrant...

Germany arrests Syrian national over plot to kill soldiers

A 27-year-old Syrian national suspected of radical Islamist views has been arrested over a plot to kill German soldiers with machetes in the Bavarian town of Hof, prosecutors said on Friday. Tap fo...

Poland hosts Blinken, joins calls to lift weapons restrictions on Ukraine

Poland added its voice on Thursday to calls to allow Ukraine to fire Western-supplied missiles deep into Russia as it hosted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for talks in Warsaw. Tap for the ...

Sister of Belarus protest leader Maria Kalesnikava says she's starving in prison

When Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko used the full force of his security apparatus to smash mass demonstrations in 2020, Maria Kalesnikava became a symbol of the protesters' defiance. Tap fo...