Chechen leader Kadyrov says ex-Wagner fighters are training with his special forces

A large group of Russia's former Wagner mercenaries has started training with special forces from the southern Russian region of Chechnya, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday. Tap for the ...

Ukraine replaces special forces commander, removed officer wonders why

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday appointed a new commander of its special forces, a unit known for conducting military operations in Russian-occupied territories — but the officer ...

Israel says its forces have fully encircled Gaza City

Israeli forces on Thursday encircled Gaza City, the military said — but the Palestinian militant group resisted their drive with hit-and-run attacks from underground tunnels. Tap for the full brief.

US House passes GOP’s $14.3B Israel-only aid bill, faces dead end in Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats' insistence it ha...

US Senate approves three military promotions despite Republican's blockade

The U.S. Senate approved three high-level military promotions on Thursday, sidestepping one Republican senator's months-long blockade of hundreds of promotions. Tap for the full brief.

US intelligence thinks Wagner plans to send air defense system to Hezbollah, WSJ reports

The United States has intelligence that Russia's Wagner mercenary group plans to provide Hezbollah, the Iranian backed Lebanese militia, an air defense system, The Wall Street Journal reported, cit...

Ukrainian troops battle exhaustion as war drags into second winter

Istoryk, a 26-year-old soldier in eastern Ukraine, finally managed to fall asleep one morning, exhausted from the relentless battles against Russian forces in the pinewood forests near Kreminna. Ta...

Pressed by junta, UN pulls out of Mali as violence surges

Before United Nations peacekeepers hurriedly abandoned their base in Kidal in northern Mali on Tuesday, they made a costly call: with insurgents stationed nearby, they destroyed sensitive equipment...

Weakening yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan

A collapse in the yen is forcing Japan to scale back a historic five-year, 43.5-trillion-yen defence build-up aimed at helping to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to eight people famil...

US flying drones over Gaza in search of hostages, officials say

The United States has been flying surveillance drones over Gaza in search of hostages taken by Hamas when the Palestinian militant group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, two U.S. officials said Thursday....

Hamas fighters use tunnels to fight Israeli army advance on Gaza City

Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll from n...

Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp kills at least 50, IDF says it killed Hamas commander

Israeli airstrikes hit a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday — killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties, even setting up operating ...

Antisemitism surges globally, inflamed by Gaza bombings

In Los Angeles, a man screaming "kill Jews" attempts to break into a family's home. In London, girls in a playground are told they are "stinking Jews" and should stay off the slide. In China, posts...

US Republicans urge more ATACMS for Ukraine

A group of senior Republicans in the U.S. Congress urged President Joe Biden to send longer-range missiles to Ukraine, in a show of continued support for Kyiv among U.S. lawmakers despite pushback ...

US Air Force blows up Minuteman III in test flight after post-launch anomaly

The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday it had blown up a Minuteman III missile over the Pacific Ocean after an anomaly was detected following its launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...