Ukraine parliament overhauls army draft rules to boost troop strength

Ukraine's parliament passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul how the armed forces draft civilians into the ranks after a general told the chamber that Russian forces outnumbered Kyiv's troops up to t...

SKorea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid NKorea threats

South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier to ensure readiness against nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, S...

US does not expect to be drawn into war but predicts attack by Iran against Israel

The United States expects an attack by Iran against Israel but one that would not be big enough to draw Washington into war, a U.S. official said late on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

US considering Australia request to drop Julian Assange prosecution

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was considering Australia's request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had released troves of confidential U.S. classified doc...

FBI says it is concerned about possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre

The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau's director plans to tel...

Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border town

About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border to...

Britain announces Indo-Pacific military exercises with US, Japan

Britain will hold regular joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific with the United States and Japan from 2025, seeking to boost security in the region, the British Ministry of Defence said on W...

Ukraine and Latvia sign security agreement, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine and Latvia signed a 10-year security agreement on Thursday, envisaging annual Latvian military support for Ukraine at 0.25% of GDP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Tap for the...

Netanyahu says Israel preparing for scenarios in areas other than Gaza

Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid concern that Iran was preparing to strike Israel in...

Bill allowing US domestic surveillance moves toward House vote

A bill to reauthorize a controversial U.S. domestic surveillance program was headed toward a possible vote in the House of Representatives as soon as this week after clearing a key procedural hurdl...

Gaza aid shipments to resume soon, Cyprus says, as 1,000 tons of food await delivery

Aid shipments to Gaza are expected to resume soon from Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday, after the project was brought to a halt last week following Israel's killing of seven aid workers. Tap fo...

German police arrest Iraqi couple suspected of genocide for enslaving Yazidi girls

German police have arrested an Iraqi couple alleged to be Islamic State group members, on suspicion of genocide and crimes against humanity for enslaving two Yazidi girls, federal prosecutors said ...

Are Iranian drones turning the tide of Sudan's civil war?

A year into Sudan's civil war, Iranian-made armed drones have helped the army turn the tide of the conflict, halting the progress of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Force and regaining territo...

Neutral Switzerland joins European Sky Shield defense project

Switzerland's Federal Council on Wednesday approved the country's participation in the European Sky Shield Initiative air defense umbrella, designed to build an integrated air and missile defense s...

US sends Ukraine seized Iranian weapons meant for Houthis

The U.S. has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by Iran to Houthi force...