Ukraine says it is making new gains in south, repulsed Russian counterattacks in east

One of Ukraine's top generals said Tuesday that his forces were advancing in the south, one of two theaters of their counteroffensive to evict occupying Russian forces. Tap for the full brief.

US House adrift as GOP fights over next leader

The U.S. House of Representatives was leaderless Wednesday, after hardline Republicans narrowly won a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy — a historic move that triggered a battle to find a replace...

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware court

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he lied about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting U.S. preside...

Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk in NY fraud case

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial Tuesday imposed a gag order — promising sanctions for any violations — on the former U.S. president and others in the case after Trump lashed o...

US says it captured Islamic State group facilitator in Syria helicopter raid

U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Sept. 28 capturing Mamduh Ibrahim al-Haji Shaykh, an Islamic State facilitator, Central Command said Saturday. Tap for t...

Serbia conditionally releases Kosovo Serb politician detained over Kosovo firefight

The Serbian High Court on Wednesday released from detention Milan Radoicic, a Kosovo Serb politician accused of illegal manufacturing and trafficking of firearms to Kosovo after he admitted involve...

Iranian girl critical in hospital after alleged encounter over hijab law, activists say

An Iranian teenaged girl is in critical condition in hospital, two rights activists told Reuters on Wednesday — after falling into a coma following what they said was a confrontation with agents in...

Islamist militants advance in Mali, besiege Timbuktu as UN withdraws

Islamist militants in Mali began a blockade of Timbuktu by cutting off road, river and air routes in an offensive that has put the city once again on the frontline of a jihadi insurgency. Tap for t...

Turkey conducts new air strikes in northern Iraq

Turkish air forces conducted fresh air strikes in northern Iraq on Tuesday — and destroyed 16 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Turkey's defense ministry said. Tap for the full...

What's at stake in the US Congress' debate over Ukraine aid

Congress included no new money for Ukraine in the stopgap U.S. spending bill it passed Saturday to keep the federal government open — highlighting increasing reluctance of some Republicans to assis...

US sends seized Iranian ammunition to Ukraine

The U.S. has sent Ukraine over 1 million rounds of Iranian ammunition seized by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

WhatsApp to war: How Cubans were recruited to fight for Russia

Cuban seamstress Yamidely Cervantes has bought a new sewing machine for the first time in years, plus a refrigerator and a cellphone — all on Russia's dime. Tap for the full brief.

Trump civil fraud trial enters second day as business empire hangs in balance

Donald Trump’s civil trial continues in Manhattan on Tuesday in a case that threatens to dismantle parts of the former U.S. president’s business empire — and curtail his ability to do business in N...

Armenia ratifies statute to accept International Criminal Court jurisdiction

Armenia's parliament on Tuesday ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague — in a move certain to irritate it...

Indian police raid journalists’ office, homes in illegal funding probe, officials say

Indian police raided the New Delhi office of a news portal and the homes of journalists and writers linked to it Tuesday as part of an investigation into suspected illegal foreign funding of the me...