Five ex-Memphis policemen charged with civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols death

Five former Memphis policemen were charged in federal court on Tuesday with violating the civil rights of Black motorist Tyre Nichols by beating him to death after a traffic stop and covering it up...

Putin meets Kim, says Russia will help NKorea build satellites

President Vladimir Putin promised help to North Korea build satellites and showed Kim Jong Un around Russia's most modern space launch facility on Wednesday before talks that were expected to inclu...

Niger junta ends military pact with Benin amid regional standoff

The junta in Niger on Tuesday said it would end a military pact with neighboring Benin, accusing it of authorizing the deployment of troops on its territory for a possible military intervention aga...

Romania says possible new drone fragments found on its territory

Elements of a possible drone were identified on NATO-member Romania's territory, the defense ministry said Wednesday — after Russian drone attacks across the border on southern Ukraine’s Izmail. Ta...

Ukraine hits Russian naval targets in largest attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ yet

Ukraine said it struck Russian naval targets and port infrastructure Wednesday in the Crimean city of Sevastopol — in what appeared to be the biggest attack of the war on the home of the Russian na...

Ukraine may get ATACMS or other missiles armed with cluster warheads, US officials say

The Biden administration is close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles packed with cluster bombs to Ukraine — giving Kyiv the ability strike deeper and with greater damage within Russ...

Iraq relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border, foreign minister says

Iraq has started relocating Iranian Kurdish groups from Iraq's Kurdish region frontiers with Iran to camps far from the border as part of a security agreement between Baghdad and Tehran, Foreign Mi...

Ukraine says it has retaken offshore drilling platforms near Crimea

Ukrainian forces recaptured several gas and oil offshore drilling platforms from Russia that were close to Crimea, Ukraine's military intelligence (GUR) said Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Japan appoints de-facto Taiwan defense attache, elevating security ties

Japan appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defense attache in Taiwan, four sources said. Tap for the full brief.

Sweden weighs sending Ukraine fighter jets, SR radio reports

The Swedish government is considering donating Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to help it fight Russia, Swedish public radio (SR) reported Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

In cat and mouse game, Philippines resupplies troops in South China Sea atoll

The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea. Tap f...

Niger junta accuses France of deploying troops for possible intervention

Niger's junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a possible military intervention together with the regional bloc ECOWAS in N...

Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap, sources say

When $6 billion of Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a sequence that will see as many as five detained U.S. dual nationals leave Iran and a similar nu...

Gun attack on Mexicans and Americans traveling in Northern Mexico wounds three

A group of Mexican and American citizens traveling in vehicles in northern Mexico was attacked by armed civilians Saturday — leaving at least three Mexican passengers injured, local authorities sai...

Morocco rescuers race to find survivors as earthquake toll nears 2,500

Rescuers on Monday searched villages reduced to rubble for any survivors of Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over 60 years — in a race against time as the death toll rose to almost 2,500. Tap for ...