US sanctions Malian officials over alleged Wagner Group ties

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three Malian officials, including the minister of defense — saying they facilitated the Russian Wagner Group's activities in the West African countr...

Belarus arming, training emergency ministry personnel

The Belarusian ministry of emergency situations is completing the arming and military training of its personnel — to be ready to aid the defense and internal ministries in the event of an armed con...

US says Russian fighter hit drone with flare over Syria

The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet hit a U.S. drone with a flare and "severely" damaged its propeller over Syria — the latest in a series of closer interactions by Russian military aircra...

Russian lawmakers vote to raise draft age limit from 27 to 30

Russia's lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted from 27 to 30 years — increasing the number of men liable for a year of compulsory military...

Protests rage as Israel passes curbs on Supreme Court powers

Israel's parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — after compromise efforts failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing...

Russia accuses Ukraine of “terrorism” after drone strike one mile from Moscow army HQ

Russia said two Ukrainian drones damaged buildings in Moscow, including one a mile from Defense Ministry's headquarters Monday — a day after Ukraine promised payback for Russian strikes on Odesa. T...

UN Command talking to NKorea about US soldier Travis King

The United Nations Command and North Korea have begun discussing the case of Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into the North last week, the deputy commander of the U.S.-led command that ov...

White House picks Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be first woman to lead US Navy

President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy — making her the first woman to command the service and become a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Tap for the fu...

At least 13 Somali soldiers killed, 20 wounded in Mogadishu suicide bombing

A suicide bomber killed at least 13 soldiers and wounded at least 20 more inside a military academy in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, a soldier who saw the bodies said, in an attack claimed...

Second US submarine arrives in SKorea amid North tension

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday — days after the first U.S. nuclear armed submarine made port in the country in four decades, as the two allies seek to boost Ameri...

Poland says hub to fix tanks damaged in Ukraine now open

Poland said Saturday that a maintenance hub for tanks damaged in Ukraine during the war with Russia began operating in the city of Gliwice. Tap for the full brief.

Elon Musk says Twitter's blue bird logo to be replaced by an X

Elon Musk and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino unveiled a logo for the social media platform Monday that featured a white X on a black background as a replacement for the blue bird s...

Spain's election yields no clear winner, coalition negotiations loom

No clear winner emerged from Spain's election Sunday — as the right failed to fulfill predictions of a victory big enough to push Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez from power. Tap for the full brief.

US says Ukraine has recaptured 50% of territory Russia took during full-scale invasion

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has recaptured half the territory that Russia initially seized in its invasion, Kyiv faced "a very hard fight" to win back more. Tap f...

Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails, WSJ reports

Beijing-linked hackers accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China in an espionage operation thought to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of U.S. government emails, the...