US to keep Space Command HQ in Colorado Springs

U.S. President Joe Biden selected Colorado Springs as the permanent location of the U.S. Space Command headquarters, the U.S. military said Monday — ending a debate over potentially moving it to Al...

Ukraine says it thwarts attempt by Russian saboteur group to cross its northern border

Ukraine thwarted an overnight attempt by a Russian saboteur group to cross its northern border, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Tap for the full brief.

UK formally acknowledges genocide was committed against Yazidis by Islamic State group

Britain on Tuesday formally acknowledged that acts of genocide were committed against minority Yazidis by Islamic State group  militants in Iraq in 2014 — ahead of the nine-year anniversary of the ...

US says it sees narrow chance to reverse Niger coup

There is a narrow opportunity to reverse last week's military takeover in Niger and U.S. diplomatic and military posture there will depend on whether the democratically elected government is reinst...

Australia says hopes fade for soldiers missing after helicopter crash

Australia's defense minister said Monday there was little hope of finding alive the four aircrew aboard a military helicopter that crashed into the sea off Queensland state. Tap for the full brief.

Moscow buildings hit as Russia says it downs Ukrainian drones

Russia's Defense Ministry said it brought down three Ukrainian drones Sunday that had tried to strike Moscow in the second such attack in a week — which damaged a high rise building reported to hou...

EU pulls Niger support amid coup, US says it may do same

The European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the United States has threatened to do the same — after military leaders last week announced they had overthrown the democr...

More Wagner fighters move closer to Poland border, Polish PM says

A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Saturday. Tap fo...

Suicide bomb at political rally in Pakistan kills over 40

At least 42 people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sunday, police and rescue of...

US Coast Guard to search, board for Papua New Guinea amid Pacific role expansion

U.S. Coast Guard officers patrolling Papua New Guinea (PNG) waters will have authority to board foreign vessels suspected of illegal activity in its economic zone without a PNG officer on board — u...

US to help Australia develop guided missiles by 2025

The U.S. will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday — after the two nations' top officials pledged to engage with China ...

Ukraine uses North Korean rockets seized by “friendly” country to shell Russian forces, Financial Times reports

Ukrainian soldiers were observed using North Korean rockets that they said were seized by a "friendly" country before being delivered to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported Saturday. Tap for the ...

Prosecutors file more charges against Trump in documents case, charge second employee

The former president ordered staff at his Florida resort to delete security videos as he was under investigation for retaining classified documents, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday — as they broaden...

Congo accuses Rwandan forces of attacking its border guards

Democratic Republic of Congo's army said Rwandan forces crossed the Congolese border Thursday and attacked border security forces — escalating tension between the African neighbors. Tap for the ful...

Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians

Ukrainian forces pressed their counteroffensive through the Russian-occupied southeast on Thursday — capturing the village of Staromaiorske in a campaign to drive a wedge through Russian defensive ...