US seizes Venezuelan president's plane in Dominican Republic

The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated U.S. sanctions, the...

Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 15 years after treason trial

 Russian court sentenced physicist Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years on treason charges on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science underpinning Russia's developme...

Russian missiles kill 47 in deadliest strike on Ukraine this year

At least 47 people were killed and 206 wounded when Russia struck a military institute in the central town of Poltava with two missiles on Tuesday, Ukraine's first lady said, the war's deadliest si...

US service members assaulted by nationalists in Turkey

A nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday physically assaulted two U.S. soldiers in western Turkey, the U.S. Embassy in Turkey and the local governor's office said, adding that 15 assailants had ...

UK suspends 30 of its 350 arms export licenses to Israel

By Michael Holden and William JamesLONDON (Reuters) -Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit ...

Israelis protest to demand Gaza deal after six hostages found dead

Israeli protesters took to the streets for a second day on Monday and the largest trade union launched a general strike to press the government to reach a deal to return hostages still held by Hama...

Ukraine's air force commander relieved after F-16 crash

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Friday, according to a presidential decree. Tap for the full brief.

Japan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week

Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week. Tap...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy presses US to OK strikes deeper into Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy increased pressure on the United States to let Kyiv strike military targets deep inside Russian territory after his representatives met senior U.S. officials...

Three Israeli police killed in West Bank shooting attack

Three Israeli police officers were killed on Sunday when their vehicle came under fire near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials said, adding to days of violence in the P...

EU denies Kyiv's request to train troops inside Ukraine

The European Union rebuffed a request from Kyiv for the bloc to train Ukrainian soldiers inside the war-torn country, but will train them as close as possible to Ukrainian territory, EU foreign pol...

Ukraine says it advances in Kursk region, urges allies help defend air space

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Friday his troops had advanced up to 2 km (1.2 miles) in Russia's Kursk region in the past day, pressing on with the cross-border ...

China, Philippines accuse each other of ramming ships in South China Sea

The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in ...

US troops wounded in Iraq raid, 15 Islamic State group fighters dead, US officials say

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday its forces conducted a partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the deaths of 15 Isl...

Ukraine's top commander says fighting on Pokrovsk front “exceptionally tough”

Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said Thursday he spent several days on the eastern Pokrovsk front and described fighting there as "exceptionally tough". Tap for the full brief.