Syria will not take part in meetings with Kurdish-led SDF in Paris, state TV says

Syria will not take part in planned meetings with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Paris, Syria's state news agency quoted a government source as saying on Saturday, casting doubt over...

Nigerian military kills scores of gang members in northwest, air force says

Nigeria's military said it killed scores of armed gang members in a joint air and ground operation in a forested region in the northwest, an area plagued by mass abductions and attacks on villages....

Azerbaijan, Armenia publish text of US-brokered peace deal

Armenia and Azerbaijan published the text of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Monday, pledging to respect each other's territorial integrity and formally put an end to nearly four decades of conf...

Mali arrests dozens in military who posed threat to government, sources say

Mali has arrested more than 30 soldiers and military officials accused of attempting to destabilize the government, two sources said, a sign of internal tensions as the West African nation's leader...

Australia to recognize Palestinian state at United Nations in September

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds to international pressure on Israel af...

India condemns “saber rattling” after Pakistan army chief's reported nuclear remarks

India on Monday accused its neighbor Pakistan of "saber rattling" and "irresponsibility" after media reports on remarks about nuclear threats in South Asia made by Pakistan's army chief while on a ...

Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace agreement

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement aimed at boosting bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict—and moving toward a full normalization of relations. Tap for the fu...

Trump eyes military action against some cartels

The White House can use the military to go after drug cartels that have been designated as global terrorist organizations and has directed the Pentagon to prepare options, U.S. officials said. Tap ...

Germany halts military exports that could be used in Gaza

The German government will not approve any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday in response to Israel's ...

Feds plan to build largest US migrant detention center on Fort Bliss

President Donald Trump's administration is aiming to construct the largest federal migrant detention facility in the United States on a military base in Texas, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the la...

All soldiers wounded in US base shooting expected to fully recover, Army says

Three of the five U.S. soldiers wounded in a military base shooting in Georgia on Wednesday have been released from a hospital and all are expected to make a full recovery, the U.S. Army said on Th...

Pakistan says troops kill 33 militants crossing from Afghanistan

Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants trying to cross from Afghanistan overnight, the military said on Friday, describing them as "Indian-sponsored". Tap for the full brief.

US Air Force denies early retirement for group of trans service members

The U.S. Air Force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service, opting instead to force them out with no retirement benefits. Tap...

India pauses plans to buy US arms after US tariffs

New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India's first concrete sign of discontent after tariff...

Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline

The exercise presented a fraught scenario: China's military had blockaded Taiwan by air and sea, and Southeast Asian countries were grappling with how to evacuate as many as 1 million of their nati...