Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic ...

Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive, Lebanese source says

The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the devi...

US says no change to its military posture in Middle East amid attacks in Lebanon

There are no changes to U.S. military posture in the Middle East, the Pentagon told reporters on Thursday when asked about recent deadly attacks in Lebanon attributed to Israel that blew up Hezboll...

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 14 people across Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians in tank and air strikes on north and central areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as tanks advanced further into northwest Rafah near the b...

North Carolina Republican denies calling himself Black Nazi, vows to stay in governor's race

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor promised to stay in the race on Thursday after CNN reported that he once called himself a "black NAZI!" and proposed bringing back slavery in comm...

Zelenskiy says Ukrainian military has reduced Russian potential to attack on eastern front

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk region on the eastern front of the more than 2 1/2-year...

Ukraine joins NATO drill to test anti-drone systems

NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western alliance seeks to learn urgently from the rapid development and widespread use of un...

Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system

The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilize a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it to be returned, ...

Germany to install missile defense systems on new government jets, Spiegel reports

Germany is to install missile defense systems on three new government jets that are used by senior leaders, the Spiegel news outlet reported on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli military says it strikes Beirut

The Israeli military said it had carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on Friday which security sources in Lebanon said had hit near key Hezbollah facilities in the southern suburbs of the city, ...

Fed unveils rate cut as it gains “greater confidence” about inflation

The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kicked off an anticipated series of interest rate cuts with a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said was ...

US Senator Bernie Sanders bids to halt some weapons sales to Israel

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he would file legislation seeking to block the sale of offensive U.S. weapons to Israel, citing the toll on civilians of Israel's campaign against Hama...

Trump says he is getting more Secret Service protection

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says “victory plan” is ready

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his "Victory Plan", intended to bring peace to Ukraine while keeping the country strong and avoiding all "frozen conflicts", was now complete af...

Taiwan deepening security cooperation with US, defense minister says

Taiwan's combat effectiveness has improved thanks to its deepening security partnership with the United States and other friends and "allies" but this is kept deliberately low key, the island's def...