
US will keep helping Taiwan in its self-defense, senator says in Taipei
U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio s...
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US says it will walk from Ukraine peace push if no progress “within a matter of days”
U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio s...
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Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for end to Gaza war, Hamas' Gaza chief says
Hamas' Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap all hostages for an agreed number of Palestinians jailed by Israel — as part of a broader deal to end the war in t...
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In last-minute reversal, US agency extends support for cyber vulnerability database
U.S. officials will extend support for 11 months for a database of cyber weaknesses that plays a critical role in fighting bugs and hacks, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, just as the funding was ...
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Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army
Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, a document seen by Reuters showed, potentially thre...
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North Korea criticizes US for deploying B-1B strategic bomber in South Korea
North Korea criticized the United States for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, describing the move as an "open threat" to Pyongyang's security, st...
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Jordan says it has foiled attacks involving rockets and drones
Jordan has arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were trained and financed in Lebanon and had plotted attacks on targets inside the kingdom involving rockets and drones, authorities sai...
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Russia says new Estonian legislation threatens Baltic shipping security
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Estonia's adoption of legal amendments allowing the country's navy to use force against foreign vessels was a provocative ...
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Lebanese army says it detained suspects in March attacks on Israel, no mention of Hezbollah
The Lebanese army said on Wednesday it had detained a number of Palestinians and Lebanese suspected of involvement in two attacks from the country on Israel in March and did not mention Iran-backed...
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Italy to meet NATO's 2% of GDP defense spending goal this year, minister says
Italy will meet NATO's 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) target on defense spending this year, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said at a parliamentary hearing Thursday. Tap for the full brief.
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Former top Russian military official gets 7 years in penal colony for taking bribes
The former deputy head of the Russian army's general staff was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in a penal colony for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. Tap for the full brief.
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US-Somali airstrikes kill Al-Shabab militants, hit ship carrying weapons
Two joint Somali-U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al-Shabab militants in central Somalia — and destroyed a ship carrying weapons for the al Qaeda-linked group, the Somali government said Thursday. Tap for...
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Ukraine says it has evidence China supplying Russia with artillery
Ukraine has intelligence which shows China is supplying artillery and gunpowder to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.
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El Salvador blocks US senator from visiting wrongly deported man
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported — and being held in a prison in the country. Tap f...
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A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt of court for violating his order last month halting deportations of Venezuelan m...
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