Blinken warns Israel, Hamas of last chance to end Gaza war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that the latest push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal was probably the best and possibly last opportunity, urging Israel and Ham...

US meets Myanmar opposition, pledges expanded support

U.S. officials met virtually with members of Myanmar's opposition movement on Friday and pledged to expand direct support to help a transition to civilian government and agreeing on the need to mai...

Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in South China Sea

The Philippines and China accused each other on Monday of ramming vessels and performing dangerous maneuvers in the South China Sea, the latest flare-up after the two nations agreed last month to t...

Analysis: How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded

In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia's western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss. Tap for the full brief.

Negotiators seek Gaza ceasefire as reported death toll exceeds 40,000

A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was under way in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, officials said, with Israel's spy chief joining his U.S. and Egyptian counterparts and Qatar's prime minist...

Ukraine racks up gains with Russia incursion, faces challenge holding territory

Ukraine has chalked up a string of victories more than a week since blindsiding Russia with a lightning cross-border assault, but the risks are piling up as its troops make plans to hold territory ...

US seeks to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin “El Mayo” to Brooklyn for trial

Federal prosecutors are seeking to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada from Texas to face trial in the same Brooklyn courthouse where his Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Joaquin "E...

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation

The neighboring countries have in recent years been at loggerheads over Ankara's cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants based in northern Iraq...

Afghanistan marks third year of Taliban rule

The Taliban's supreme spiritual leader said the group had transformed Afghanistan into an Islamic sharia-based country, as the former insurgents marked three years of rule with a huge military para...

Iraq postpones announcement date for end to US-led coalition mission

Iraq's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an announcement on an end date for the U.S.-led coalition's mission has been postponed due to the "latest developments." Tap for the full brief.

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks begins in Qatar

A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was underway in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday afternoon, an official briefed on the meeting told Reuters, with Israel's spy chief joining his U.S. and Egyp...

Ukraine sets up headquarters in occupied Kursk region, says it is still advancing

kraine's top commander said on Thursday Kyiv had set up a military commandant's office in the occupied part of Russia's Kursk region where he said his forces were still advancing and had taken up t...

US Army intelligence analyst pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China

A U.S. Army intelligence analyst on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the Department of Justice said. Tap for the full brief.

Russia sentences US-Russian citizen Karelina to 12 years in prison for treason

A Russian court sentenced a dual Russian-American citizen, Ksenia Karelina, to 12 years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of treason for donating money to a charity supporting Ukraine....

Australia, Britain, US drop defense trade barriers to propel AUKUS

Australia, the United States and Britain have removed significant barriers on defense trade between the AUKUS partners and opened the way for faster approvals for highly sensitive technologies, Aus...