“Masters of the Air” star Austin Butler hails World War II pilots as show debuts

The World War II series "Masters of the Air" makes its streaming debut on Apple TV+ on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Israel denies attack on UN refuge in Gaza that drew rebuke from Washington

The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound in Gaza sheltering displaced Palestinians, causing "mass casualties", but Israel denied its forces were responsib...

Iraq, US to set up talks on troop pullout, future of coalition

Baghdad and Washington have agreed to set up a committee to start talks on the future of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq with the aim of setting a timetable for a phased withdrawal of troop...

NATO begins largest military drill since Cold War

The U.S. Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on Wednesday to mark the first movement for the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, officials said. Tap for the full brief.

Germany to send Ukraine six Sea King helicopters

Germany will send six helicopters to Ukraine out of Germany's military inventory to be delivered from the second quarter of this year, its defense minister Boris Pistorius announced on Tuesday, the...

US determined to remain strong security partner for Nigeria, Blinken says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong security partner for Nigeria, whose military is backed by the U.S., Britain and other allies in ...

White House urges Congress to approve F-16 sale to Turkey “without delay”

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a letter to Capitol Hill committee leaders Wednesday —  telling them he intends to press forward in process of approving F-16 aircraft sales to Turkey once Ankara comp...

One-month Gaza truce focus of intensive talks, sources say

Israel and Hamas broadly agree in principle that an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners could take place during a month-long ceasefire, but the framework plan is being held up by...

Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid

Turkey's parliament approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday following more than four hours of debate, clearing a last major hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 month...

US strikes targets in Iraq after after troops suffer brain injuries from rockets

The United States carried out strikes in Iraq against three facilities linked to Iran-backed militia on Tuesday, the Pentagon said, after a weekend attack on an Iraqi air base that wounded U.S. for...

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs by shooting down plane

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric act ...

Houthis order US, British nationals to leave Yemen

Yemen's Houthis have ordered U.S. and British staff of the United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organizations to leave the country within a month, a document and a Houthi official said Wedne...

Russia probing for Ukraine weaknesses as US funding stalls, US official says

Russia's military is carrying out probing attacks with barrages of missiles and drones in an attempt to find weaknesses in Ukraine's military as U.S. funding for security assistance is tied up in C...

US strikes two more Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen

The U.S. military carried out more strikes in Yemen early on Wednesday, destroying two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed at the Red Sea and were preparing to launch, the U.S. military said ...

Russian anti-war candidate tries to harness protest vote against Putin

Boris Nadezhdin, a 60-year-old former opposition lawmaker, is running a long-shot campaign to challenge Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency and says his call to end Russia's war in Ukraine ha...