Romania opens F-16 training hub for Ukraine, NATO allies

Red is a Romanian fighter pilot with hundreds of flight hours and countless air policing missions on the NATO state's now retired fleet of MIG21 LanceR jets who will be flying Lockheed Martin F-16 ...

US troops in Syria attacked four times in less than 24 hours, US official says

U.S. and international forces in northeastern Syria were attacked with drones and rockets at least four times in the past 24 hours, though there were no casualties and only minor damage, a U.S. mil...

Five US troops killed in helicopter crash in Mediterranean

Five U.S. special operations troops were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said Sunday. Tap for the full brief.

Ukrainian officer coordinated Nord Stream attack, Washington Post reports

A Ukrainian military officer coordinated last year's attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, the Washington Post reported Saturday — citing anonymous sources in Ukraine and Europe. Tap for ...

Israeli tanks at gates of main Gaza hospital, patients trapped in “circle of death”

Israeli forces reached the gates of Gaza City's main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip — where medics said patients incl...

US carries out air strikes in Syria against Iran-linked facilities

The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, the Pentagon said, in the latest response to a series of attacks against American forces in Syr...

Russian state news outlets recant reports of troops “regrouping” in southern Ukraine

Two Russian state news agencies published alerts on Monday saying Moscow was moving troops to "more favorable positions" east of the Dnipro River in Ukraine — only to withdraw the information minut...

US Air Force's new B-21 Raider "flying wing" bomber takes first flight

The U.S. Air Force's B-21 "Raider" bomber shaped like a flying wing took its first flight on Friday, the next step in rolling out a new fleet of long-range nuclear-capable stealth bombers built by ...

US hints at more strikes unless Iran-linked groups stop attacking

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday left open the possibility of more strikes against Iran-linked groups if attacks against American forces in Iraq and Syria don't stop — hours after over...

Drone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq

U.S. forces were targeted in three attacks in Iraq on Thursday but suffered no casualties, a U.S. military official and security sources said, in the most widespread single day of strikes on U.S. a...

Study finds increased cancer rates from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Cancer and mortality studies conducted by a U.S. health agency have found elevated cancer rates in military and civilian personnel who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune, a major American military ba...

UN staff toll hits record 100 killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza

Over 100 United Nations employees have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in Gaza, the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said Friday — making it the deadliest conflict ever for the ...

Russia suspends nuclear decommissioning pact with Japan, document says

Russia has suspended a cooperation agreement with Japan on the decommissioning of Russian nuclear weapons, according to a government document made public on Thursday night. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine strikes two Russian landing craft in Crimea, Kyiv says

Ukrainian forces damaged two “small amphibious ships” belonging to Russia in Crimea during an overnight attack using sea drones, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said Friday. Tap for the full...

Australia signs pact with Pacific's Tuvalu on security, other issues

Australia announced on Friday a security guarantee to the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate change and boost migration in a pact aimed at c...