Turkey slams Cyprus-US defense cooperation roadmap
Turkey said it condemned this week's signing of a roadmap to boost two-way defense cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus. Tap for the full brief.
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Taiwan grounds Mirage fighter jet fleet after crash at sea
Taiwan's air force said on Wednesday it had grounded its fleet of French-made Mirage fighter jets for maintenance checks after one crashed off the island's northwest coast, though the pilot was res...
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Australia to strip medals from veterans after alleged Afghan war crimes
Australia will strip military awards from a group of war veterans over allegations those under their command committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday. Tap ...
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US demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US citizen
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday demanded an overhaul of Israeli military conduct in the occupied West Bank as they decried the fatal shooting of...
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US troops killed in Kabul airport bombing get congressional medal
U.S. congressional leaders on Tuesday posthumously awarded the congressional gold medal to 13 service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Kabul's airport during the chaotic U.S....
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New Orleans braces for Hurricane Francine, evacuations ordered
Hurricane Francine threatened New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast as far east as the Alabama and Florida border on Wednesday, shutting down a quarter of oil and gas production in the Gulf while pa...
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US diplomatic facility in Baghdad attacked, no casualties, embassy says
A United States diplomatic facility in Baghdad came under attack late on Tuesday but there are no reports of casualties and a damage assessment is underway, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said in a st...
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Biden says ending ban on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons being worked out
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration was "working that out now" when asked if the U.S. would lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of long range weapons in its war against ...
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Biden, Harris and Trump visit Sept. 11 sites to honor victims
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stood alongside former President Donald Trump and his 2024 running mate, JD Vance, on Wednesday to observe the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11,...
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Kosovo indicts 45 on terrorism charges over 2023 attack
Kosovo announced the indictment of 45 suspects on terrorism charges on Wednesday, almost a year after ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a north Kosovo village and battled police in a shootout that left fo...
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Chinese troops to join Brazil's military drills with US forces
Chinese troops will take part for the first time in Brazil's annual military exercises this week that also include U.S. forces, the Brazilian Navy said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.
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Jamaica to send two dozen security personnel to Haiti to bolster mission
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on Tuesday that his government will send an initial deployment of 24 military and police personnel to Haiti to support an international security mis...
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Britain orders public inquiry into 1989 murder of Northern Irish rights lawyer
Britain announced on Wednesday a public inquiry into the 1989 murder in Northern Ireland of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, whose death remains a lightning rod for anger over state collusion with...
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