US military says it destroyed four drones launched by Yemen's Houthis

The U.S. military said on Thursday that it had destroyed four unmanned drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen. Tap for the full brief.

Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in months

Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early on Friday and said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping up its campaign against I...

Nigeria to free 313 suspected Boko Haram insurgents for lack of evidence

Nigeria's military will free more than 300 people suspected of being part of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency after a court ruled there was no evidence they committed any crimes, a defence spokes...

Israel asks US to reschedule scrapped meeting on Rafah military plans

Israel has asked the White House to reschedule a high-level meeting on military plans for Gaza's southern city of Rafah that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had abruptly canceled, officials said ...

Poland investigating Russian espionage, security agency says

Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has carried out searches as part of an investigation with other European security services into alleged Russian espionage, it said on Thursday. Tap for the f...

Putin discusses security cooperation with West and Central African leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed security and economic cooperation with Mali's junta leader Assimi Goita by phone on Wednesday, both countries said, a day after Putin held a similar call ...

Estonia must double defense spending to counter Russia, military chief says

The head of Estonia's military said on Thursday that his country needs to double defense spending over the next two years to stockpile enough munitions to inflict a decisive defeat on any Russian i...

Ecuadorean mayors seek police protection amid spiraling violence

Forty-five mayors in Ecuador have requested police protection in the past year as violence grips the country, where 22 local officials have died in violent circumstances since 2023, the executive d...

Kremlin says silence essential for any Gershkovich prisoner exchange

The Kremlin said on Thursday complete silence was needed when it came to discussions about possible prisoner exchanges involving Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia ...

US denies reports it carried out dawn strikes in Syria

The U.S. on Tuesday denied that it had carried out dawn air strikes in Syria after Syrian and Iranian state media said U.S. forces had bombed an eastern region and killed at least seven soldiers, i...

US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics...

Moldovan court strikes down law barring pro-Russian party from polls

Moldova's Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down legislation aimed at barring from elections a banned party linked to a fugitive business magnate who supports opponents of the pro-European gov...

Sweden's Saab plans new US munitions facility to strengthen supply chain

Saab plans to build a new facility for weapon systems in the United States to boost munitions production capacity and strengthen its global supply chain, the Swedish defense equipment maker said on...

Poland dismisses Eurocorps commander amid counterintelligence probe

Poland has dismissed a top general from his position as commander of a European military body, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, after the country's counterintelligence service launched an in...

Netanyahu coalition under strain after US abstains to allow Gaza ceasefire vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced growing strains on his divided coalition on Tuesday after an angry standoff with Washington worsened disagreements over proposals to draft ultra-Orth...