Israel beefs up forces on Lebanon border as Hezbollah reports clashes with troops

Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israel began pushing into its northern neighbor in a campaign...

Takeaways from the Vance-Walz US vice presidential debate

U.S. Senator JD Vance, Republican Donald Trump's pick as his vice presidential running mate, squared off against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who Democrat Kamala Harris tapped to be her No. 2, in a...

US Navy destroyers fired dozen interceptors against Iranian missiles, Pentagon says

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Islamic State group ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers near Kirkuk

Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and three injured on Wednesday in an ambush by Islamic State militants on an army convoy near the northern oil city of Kirkuk, a military statement said. Tap for the...

Putin orders conscription of 133,000 servicemen in Russia's autumn draft

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia's autumn draft that starts Oct. 1 and goes until the end of the year, according to a Kremlin decree pub...

Japanese ministers say they are not pursuing PM's “Asian NATO” proposal

Japan's foreign and defense ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to establish an "Asian NATO", as the U.S. and India had rejected the idea. T...

Russia captures Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance

Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-invasion in 2022. Tap for the full brief.

Myanmar civil war fuels surge in cross-border drug trade, Thailand official says

Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighboring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a s...

Israeli military says infantry, armored units joining Lebanon ground operation

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armored units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon, but said they would remain limited and localized in scope. Tap for...

Iran launches salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel

Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli military says intense fighting with Hezbollah taking place in south Lebanon

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Israeli airstrikes kill at least 37 in Gaza, Palestinian medics say

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 people in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said and fighting ramped up, as the Israeli military said it had been targeting command centers used by its Islamist mi...

Walz, Vance to spar in US vice presidential debate

Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance, U.S. politicians whose histories and rhetoric have amassed more headlines than many past No. 2 candidates, will go head to head on Tuesday at the only vic...

US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation's ocean shipping

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping af...

Trump suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination charge

The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president's Florida golf courses on Sept. 15 pleaded not guilt...