447 children and 248 women among 1,417 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza

Some 447 children and 248 women are among the 1,417 killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

Combat veteran is top contender to replace China's missing defense minister

General Liu Zhenli, the head of the military body responsible for China's combat operations and planning, has emerged as the top contender to replace the country's defense minister, who has not bee...

Ukrainian troops holding off Russian push on Avdiivka, Zelenskiy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian troops were holding their ground in the eastern town of Avdiivka, where fighting with Russian forces has intensified this week. Tap for the ...

NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate, alliance chief says

NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and will mount a "determined" response if a deliberate attack is proven, NATO Secretary ...

Israel says no exceptions to Gaza siege unless hostages freed as Hamas raid death toll exceeds 1,300

Israel said Thursday there would be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed — after the Red Cross pleaded for fuel to be allowed in to prevent ov...

Netanyahu, Gantz agree to form emergency Israel government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief and centrist opposition party leader Benny Gantz have agreed to form an emergency government, a joint statement from Gantz's Natio...

Israel bombs south Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire

Israeli shelling hit southern Lebanese towns Wednesday in response to a fresh rocket attack by the armed group Hezbollah — as cross-border violence extended into a fourth day. Tap for the full brief.

Two US House Republicans make their bid for the speaker's gavel

PHOTO CAPTION: U.S. Representative and candidate for next U.S. Speaker of the House Jim Jordan (R-OH) arrives for a meeting with members of Florida's House of Representatives, after Kevin McCarthy ...

Israeli military says it killed at least 1,000 infiltrators, reinforcing nationwide

Israeli troops killed at least 1,000 Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated from Gaza in incursions that began over the weekend — and have reinforced all communities in Israel as hostilities spread to ...

US Navy sailor admits taking bribe, sharing military data with China

A U.S. Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting nearly $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for photographs of unclassified private U.S. military information, ac...

French troops begin withdrawal from Niger

French military convoys have begun withdrawing from bases in southwest Niger. Tap for the full brief.

Jordan's king says no stability in region without Palestinian state

Jordan's King Abdullah said Wednesday no peace was possible in the Middle East without the emergence of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. Tap for the full brief.

Returning Russians who sided with Ukraine must be sent to Gulag region, says Putin ally

Russians who fled the country to side with Ukraine should be charged with treason and sent to work in mines in parts of Russia where there is no summer, the chairman of Russia's parliament said Wed...

Initial US intelligence shows Hamas attack surprised Iranian leaders, NY Times reports

The United States collected intelligence showing Iranian leaders were surprised by the attacks on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing American ...

Lebanon's Hezbollah seeks to harass Israel without opening new front, sources say

Lebanon's Hezbollah has moved carefully since Hamas and Israel went to war, keeping Israeli troops busy with attacks at the Lebanese border but not opening another front, sources familiar with its ...