Texas' Abbott, backed by fellow GOP governors, remains defiant on border

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, joined by fellow Republican governors on Sunday, vowed to defy the Biden administration and maintain state control of a U.S. border hotspot "as long as it takes." Tap fo...

US starts retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets

The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend...

Hamas harasses Israeli forces in main Gaza cities

Palestinian gunmen kept up attacks against Israeli forces on Sunday in the Gaza Strip's two main cities, weeks after they were overrun by troops and tanks, in a sign Hamas still maintains some cont...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits front line amid rumors of top general’s removal

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Ukrainian troops on the southeastern front and handed out medals, his office said on Sunday, and his spokesperson said he came very close to exchanges of fire ...

Brazil's military reinforces border with Venezuela and Guyana due to Esequibo

A convoy of military trucks and armored vehicles set off for Brazil's northern border on Friday to reinforce the presence of the Brazilian army in response to tensions over Venezuela's claim to Guy...

Dozens of Myanmar border guards flee to Bangladesh amid clashes with rebels

At least 95 Myanmar border guards, some of them wounded, have fled to Bangladesh over the last few days as fighting intensifies between rebel forces in Myanmar and the junta regime, officials in Ba...

US official urges Papua New Guinea to reject Chinese security deal

A senior U.S. state department official urged Papua New Guinea (PNG) to turn down China's offer of a potential security pact, warning the Pacific nation that any security guarantee with Beijing com...

Six SDF commandos killed in drone attack on US base in Syria

U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under t...

Iraq's Nujaba says it will continue attacks on US forces

The Iran-backed Iraqi armed group Nujaba said on Friday it will continue launching attacks on U.S. forces in the region until the Gaza war ends and U.S. forces exit Iraq, days after another major I...

Saudi Arabia pushes for US defense pact ahead of presidential election

Saudi Arabia would be willing to accept a political commitment from Israel to create a Palestinian state, rather than anything more binding, in a bid to get a defense pact with Washington approved ...

Russian court extends detention of US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

A Russian court on Thursday extended the pre-trial detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist who is accused of violating a law on "foreign agents" and may face additional charges....

EU agrees to $54B in new aid for Ukraine

European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine, sending a message to the United States split on whether to keep backing Kyiv in...

Armenia can no longer rely on Russia for military and defense needs, PM Pashinyan says

Armenia can no longer rely on Russia as its main defense and military partner because Moscow has repeatedly let it down so Yerevan must think about forging closer ties with the United States and Fr...

Analysis: Hungary under pressure to ratify Sweden's NATO bid after EU deal

Pressure is mounting on Hungary to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO after Budapest finally joined other European Union states in agreeing on new aid to Ukraine. Tap for the full brief.

US believes drone that killed soldiers was Iranian-made, sources say

The United States has assessed that Iran manufactured the drone that slammed into a U.S. base in Jordan over the weekend, killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding more than 40, four U.S. officials ...