Ukraine makes incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Russia said on Wednesday that it was fighting intense battles against Ukrainian forces which had penetrated Russia's Kursk region in one of the largest incursions into Russia since the Ukraine war ...

Democrats Harris, Walz campaign together for first time as White House ticket

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her newly selected vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaigned for the first time together on Tuesday in Philadelphia, ...

US charges man with alleged ties to Iran in foiled assassination plot

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department sai...

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate

The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that troops would not open fire on civilia...

Chinese academic convicted of acting as foreign agent in US

A Chinese academic was convicted on Tuesday of illegally acting as a foreign agent in the United States by collecting information about New York-based activists supporting democracy in China and sh...

Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination

Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move that reinforces the ra...

Lebanon's Hezbollah launches drone attacks on Israel, says more to come

Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for Israel's killing of a top commande...

Israeli rights group says Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse

Israel has conducted a systematic policy of prisoner abuse and torture since the start of the war in Gaza, subjecting Palestinian detainees to acts ranging from arbitrary violence to sexual abuse, ...

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota's Tim Walz for vice president

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate Tuesday — choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America's heart...

USAA to pay $62.4M to resolve military fee lawsuit

USAA, the financial services company serving military personnel and their families, will pay $62.4 million to resolve a lawsuit claiming it overcharged service members and veterans on interest rate...

US military completes withdrawal from key drone base in Niger

The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military personnel to leave follow...

Colombia armed forces restart military operations against ELN rebels

Colombia's armed forces have restarted operations against leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said on Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Factbox: What is Iran's “Axis of Resistance”?

If Iran retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, its regional allies - known as the "Axis of Resistance" to Israel and U.S. influence in t...

US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say

At least five U.S. personnel were wounded in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters — as the Middle East braced for possible attacks by Iran and its allies...

US to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East

The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats of retaliation fro...