Ukraine producing more drones than state can purchase, minister says

Ukrainian manufacturers have ramped up output of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to the extent that Kyiv's current drone procurement budgets are not sufficient to buy everything being produced, Ukr...

Gunmen in Ecuador storm TV studio in wave of violence

Gunmen with explosives stormed a TV station on-air in Ecuador on Tuesday during a wave of violence around the nation that prompted President Daniel Noboa to name 22 gangs as terrorist organizations...

UK to deploy warships, aircraft carrier for Indian Ocean joint training

Britain said on Wednesday it would send warships to the Indian Ocean later this year and an aircraft carrier to the region in 2025 for joint training and operations with Indian forces as the two co...

Explainer: Why is US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized?

The Pentagon disclosed on Tuesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had surgery to treat prostate cancer in December but then developed complications that brought him back to the hospital, w...

US not planning withdrawal from Iraq, Pentagon says

The Pentagon said on Monday it was not currently planning to withdraw its roughly 2,500 troops from Iraq, despite Baghdad's announcement last week it would begin the process of removing the U.S.-le...

US top diplomat warns of risk of Gaza conflict “metastasizing”

The top U.S. diplomat swept through the Middle East on Sunday, warning that the Gaza conflict could spread across the region without concerted peace efforts, although Israel's leader vowed to conti...

US Navy sailor given 27 months in jail for sharing military data with China

A U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to 27 months in jail on Monday for accepting nearly $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for photos of unclassified private U.S. milita...

Russia detains US citizen on drug charges

A U.S. citizen has been detained in Russia on drugs charges which can carry up to 20 years in prison, a Moscow court said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Germany’s Scholz slams EU allies over "insufficient" military aid for Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday the majority of countries in the European Union were not delivering sufficient weapons to Ukraine to help it battle a Russian invasion, calling upon all...

Jordanian jets strike Iran-linked drug smugglers in Syria, intelligence sources say

Jordanian jets conducted four strikes inside Syria on Tuesday in the second such raid within a week against suspected farms and hideouts of Iran-linked drug smugglers, regional intelligence sources...

US air strike foils rocket attack on Iraqi air base, sources say

A U.S. air strike on a rocket launcher late on Monday foiled an attack on Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, two Iraqi army sources said. Tap for...

Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, sources say

An Israeli strike killed a commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in south Lebanon on Monday, security sources familiar with the group's operations in Lebanon told Reuters, in one of the most ...

White House has no plans to fire SECDEF Austin after secret hospitalization

U.S. President Joe Biden is not considering firing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over his failure to disclose a hospitalization for days, the White House said on Monday, as prominent Republicans c...

Armed drone targets US base in Iraqi Kurdistan, statement says

An armed drone on Friday hit Iraq's al-Harir airbase, where U.S. and international forces are stationed, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said. Tap for the full brief.

US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to “secessionist” Serbs

Two F-16 fighter jets will fly over Bosnia on Monday to underline U.S. support for its territorial integrity against "secessionist activity" by Serbs at odds with the country's 1990s Dayton peace a...