Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them

Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending residents fleeing as it dropped bombs on ar...

US strike in Iraq kills 5 militants preparing attack

A U.S. air strike killed five Iraqi militants near the northern city of Kirkuk as they prepared to launch explosive projectiles at U.S. forces in the country, three Iraqi security sources said, ide...

Remains of five crew found after US Osprey aircraft crashes off Japan, US Air Force says

The remains of five additional crew members were found after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed off western Japan on Wednesday, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said on Monday. Tap fo...

Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing, manhunt underway

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines on Sunday that killed at least four people and wounded 50 others. Tap for the full brief.

Multiple commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea

Three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said Sunday, as Yemen's Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli v...

UK, Finland, Estonia practice subsea infrastructure protection in Baltic Sea

The navies of Britain, Finland and Estonia were practising subsea infrastructure protection in the Baltic Sea region on Monday together with the Finnish Border Guard, Finland's Defense Forces said ...

Deputy Russian army corps commander killed in Ukraine

Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official said Monday. Tap for the full brief. 

Scores reported killed in Gaza after Israel-Hamas truce collapses

Israel's warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas broke down, sending wounded and dead Palestinians into hospitals and others onto the streets to seek safe...

US warship in Red Sea shoots down Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen

A U.S. Navy warship in the Red Sea shot down an Iran-produced drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday, in the latest defensive move by the U.S. ...

Ukraine's SBU targets rail line in Russia’s Siberia, source says

An operation conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detonated explosives on a railway line in Siberia that Russia uses for military supplies, a Ukrainian source told Reuters on Thursday...

Japan “concerned” US continues to fly Ospreys despite grounding request

Japan is concerned that the U.S. military is continuing to fly its V-22 Osprey aircraft despite its request to ground them until their safety is confirmed after a fatal crash this week, Tokyo's top...

Kremlin warns of tensions if Poland sends troops to Finnish-Russian border

Any decision by Finland to allow a "concentration" of troops on its border with Russia would be viewed by Moscow as a threat, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after Poland offered to send military ad...

US presses Turkey to curb Hamas fundraising

The U.S. Treasury's top terrorism financing official said on Thursday he had discussed with Turkish government officials his deep concerns about Palestinian militant group Hamas raising funds in Tu...

Henry Kissinger, prominent Cold War era state secretary, dies aged 100

Henry Kissinger, the dominant U.S. diplomat of the Cold War era who helped Washington open up to China, forge arms control deals with the Soviet Union and end the Vietnam War but who was reviled by...

Israel, Hamas extend Gaza truce by one day in last-minute deal

Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire for a seventh day, while mediators pressed on with talks to extend the truce further to free more hostages and ...