Sweden plans $7B more military support for Ukraine to 2026

The Swedish government has agreed on additional military support to Ukraine totaling 75 billion crowns ($7.01 billion) over three years, it said on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Blinken says he'll work with US Congress on potential ICC sanctions

The Biden administration is willing to work with Congress to potentially impose sanctions against International Criminal Court officials over the prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israel...

Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes

Israeli forces thrust deeper into the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday, laying waste to residential districts with tank and air bombardments, residents said, while Israeli airstrikes killed...

US has no plan to send military trainers into Ukraine, top general says

The U.S. is not planning to send military trainers into Ukraine and would likely do so only when the war there with Russia is over, the top U.S. general said on Monday, after France opened the door...

Russia starts exercise with tactical nuclear weapons

Russian forces have started the first stage of exercises that involve "practical training in the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons", the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. Tap for th...

US, Saudis close to deal on defense pact, White House says

The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to a final agreement on a bilateral defense pact after the U.S. national security adviser made significant progress in talks with the Saudis over the we...

German military aid for Ukraine to rise by $4.13B, source says

Germany plans to ramp up military aid for Ukraine by another 3.8 billion euros ($4.13 billion) this year, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming a report by top-selling Bild. Tap for the full...

Mohammad Mokhber named Iran's interim president after fatal crash

Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who became interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Tap for the full brief.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Supreme Leader, confirmed killed in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed after his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Az...

Ukraine controls 60% of Kharkiv border town after Russian attacks, Kyiv says

Ukrainian troops still control about 60% of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials said in the most detai...

Israel vows to broaden Rafah sweep amid heavy fighting in parts of Gaza

Israel made a new push in central Gaza on Monday, bombarded towns in the north of the Strip and said it intended to broaden its military operation in Rafah despite U.S. warnings of the risk of mass...

US Supreme Court rejects former Guantanamo Bay detainee's appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee's bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan and other crimes he ...

US to complete withdrawal from Niger by Sept. 15

Niger and the United States have reached an agreement on the withdrawal of American troops from the West African country, a process that has already begun and will be finished by Sept. 15, they sai...

Uganda captures bomb expert of Islamic State group-allied rebel group

Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised explosive devices, or bombs, that the group has used to carry out deadly atta...

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged w...