Hunter Biden's criminal gun trial nears end

Lawyers for President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden could begin making their case on Friday that he did not break the law when he said that he was not addicted to drugs while buying a gun in 2018, a...

US appeals court rules some books be restored to Texas library shelves

A federal appeals court panel on Thursday ordered that eight of 17 books that had been removed from a Texas library's shelves over conservatives' complaints that they were inappropriate must be ret...

US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say

U.S. and British forces carried out six airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Friday, a Houthi-run television station said. Tap for the full brief.

Polish soldier dies after being stabbed by migrants on border with Belarus

A Polish soldier died on Thursday after he was stabbed on the border with Belarus by migrants trying to cross into the European Union, the army said, while Warsaw said it would demand Belarus hand ...

Germany needs 75,000 more troops as NATO eyes Russia threat, Spiegel reports

Germany's defense ministry believes it will need at least 75,000 additional troops to fulfill its NATO commitments as the alliance adapts to face what it sees as an increasingly hostile Russia, Spi...

No official Hamas response to ceasefire deal despite leader demand for war end, Qatar says

Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said Thursday that Hamas has not yet handed mediators its response to the latest ceasefire proposal and is still studying it, adding that Qatari...

In apparent blow to Biden plan, Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war

The leader of Hamas said on Wednesday the group would demand a permanent end to the war in Gaza and Israeli withdrawal as part of a ceasefire plan, dealing an apparent blow to a truce proposal tout...

Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza

Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up to 30 Hamas fighters inside, and a Hamas official said 40 people including women and children were killed a...

In Normandy, Biden pledges continued Ukraine support against Russia at D-Day commemoration

U.S. President Joe Biden called for the defense of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday — urging Western powers to stay the course with Ukrain...

Fading memory of World War II raises conflict fears, pope warns amid 80th D-Day anniversary

The horrors of World War Two are being forgotten, thereby raising the risk of a new global conflict, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in comments marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landin...

US strategic bomber drops precision weapon in drills with SKorea fighters

A U.S. B-1 strategic bomber joined South Korean and U.S. fighter jets in a training mission over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, dropping a guided JDAM weapon used with so-called bunker-busting ...

Passports please! British paratroopers met by French customs after D-Day airdrop

British paratroopers recreating an airdrop behind German defenses to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day were met by French customs officials at a makeshift border checkpoint. Tap for the full brief.

Diminished Hamas switches to insurgency tactics in Gaza

Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to frustrate Israel's attempts to take control of Gaza, U.S. and Israeli offici...

Israel steps up military offensive in Gaza as US presses for ceasefire

Israel announced a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian medics said airstrikes there had killed dozens of people ahead of talks between U.S. and Qatari m...

Gunman fires at US Embassy in Lebanon, army says

A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said. Tap for the full brief.