Russia and Niger to develop military ties, Moscow says

Russia and Niger, under military rule since a coup last year, have agreed to develop military cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Iraqi Kurdish PM says Iran attacking civilians, accusations of Israeli “spy HQ” are baseless

Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday accused Iran of killing innocent civilians in its strikes on the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Tap for the full brief.

NATO needs “warfighting transformation”, top military official says

A top NATO military official called on public and private actors in the West on Wednesday to prepare for an era in which anything could happen at any time, including fighting a war. Tap for the ful...

Israel kills nine Palestinians in West Bank air strikes, medics say

Israeli air strikes killed nine Palestinians in two areas of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, medics said, and the Israeli military described at least five of the dead as militants suspected of...

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria

Turkey said it had destroyed 23 targets in overnight air strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Syria, a further escalation of conflict south of its border. Tap for the full brief.

Woman, two children drown at US border as Texas, White House feud

A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to the enter the U.S. from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border officials from aiding them,...

Entrepreneur Ramaswamy drops out of White House race, endorses Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high ...

Palestinian says Israeli soldiers used him as human shield in West Bank

A Palestinian shop owner said Israeli troops used him as a human shield to protect themselves during a raid on the town of Dura in the occupied West Bank. Tap for the full brief.

US military to send helicopters to Japan's earthquake-hit peninsula

The United States will deploy two military helicopters in Japan to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula on the country's west coast to aid relief efforts in communities cut off by the disaster, the U....

Rwanda says it killed Congolese soldier, detained two more

Rwanda said on Tuesday it had killed a soldier from Democratic Republic of Congo and captured two others on its territory in the latest friction on their border. Tap for the full brief.

Dozens of prisoners escape Ecuador jail amid military operations

Forty-three prisoners remain at large after escaping a prison in northern Ecuador, the SNAI prisons agency said on Monday, as security forces continued operations throughout the country. Tap for th...

Gaza combat surges anew as Israeli tanks storm back into areas they left

Israeli tanks stormed back into parts of the northern Gaza Strip they had left last week, residents said on Tuesday, reigniting some of the most intense fighting since the New Year when Israel anno...

Israel’s Gaza campaign hits 100 days

Israeli tanks and aircraft hit targets in southern and central Gaza on Sunday and there were fierce gun battles in some areas as the war reached 100 days since the Oct. 7 attack led by gunmen from ...

Islamic State group attack kills three soldiers in west Iraq, sources say

Islamic State group militants killed three Iraqi soldiers and wounded one during an attack on Sunday evening on a military post in western Iraq, military sources said. Tap for the full brief.

Houthis vow to keep up Red Sea attacks after US-led strikes

The chief negotiator for Yemen's Houthis said on Monday the group's stance has not changed since U.S.-led air strikes on its positions, and warned that attacks on ships headed to Israel will contin...