Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China's at 1.5M-strong

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the Russian army to be enlarged by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen — a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China...

What we know about the reported suspect behind apparent Trump assassination attempt

CNN, Fox News and The New York Times identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, citing unidentified law enforcement officials. Tap for the full brief.

TikTok, Justice Department face off in court over potential US ban

Lawyers for TikTok and parent company ByteDance will square off with the Justice Department in a Washington courtroom on Monday over the fate of a law that could ban the short video app used by 170...

Nigerian troops rescue 13 kidnapped hostages

Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a tip-off, a government official said on Saturday. Tap for the full b...

Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time, no injuries reported

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a "heavy price" on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missile on Sunday for th...

US Naval Academy to defend race-conscious admissions policies at trial

The group that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions is taking the U.S. Naval Academy to trial on Monday in an effort to end a carve-out that allow...

US officials question if easing Ukraine weapons restrictions would pay off

As the U.S. and Britain discuss allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep within Russia, some U.S. officials are deeply skeptical that doing so would make a significant difference in K...

Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbors agree

The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defenses against neighboring Russia, the two Nordic countries said on Monday. Tap for th...

Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap in two days

Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of 206 prisoners on Saturday, 103 apiece, in their second such swap in two days, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, officials...

Alleged Mexican kingpin “El Mayo” pleads not guilty to US drug charges

he accused Mexican kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges on Friday in the same New York courthouse where fellow Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquin "El Chapo...

Four ISIS leaders killed in Aug. 29 raid in Iraq, says US military

Four ISIS leaders were killed as part of a U.S.-Iraqi raid in Western Iraq on Aug. 29 that killed 14 operatives, the U.S. military said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

FBI investigating another assassination attempt on Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after what the FBI said appeared to be an assassination attempt on Sunday while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tap...

US Army orders production of 200 Bradley Fighting Vehicles

Tap for the full brief.

Sinaloa violence sparks fear of intra-cartel war in Mexico

Firefights in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa have kindled fears that an intra-cartel war is about to break out in the wake of the arrest of legendary trafficker, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, in ...

Turkey seeks international arrest warrants over Turkish-American citizen killed in West Bank

Turkey has opened an investigation into the death of a Turkish-American activist believed to have been shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank and will request international arrest warrant...