Mozambican forces kill islamist insurgent leader Omar, ministry says

Mozambique's armed forces have killed the alleged leader of an Islamic State group-linked insurgency — concentrated in the gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province, the defense ministry said Friday....

Somali forces capture al-Shabab militia stronghold

Somalia's army and allied fighters on Friday captured the town of El Buur, the al Shabaab militia's main stronghold in the country's central region. Tap for the full brief.

Libya's LNA launches strikes on “foreign armed groups” after Chad border clashes

Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) said it launched air strikes against "foreign armed groups" near the border with Chad on Friday, after fighting near the area between the government of C...

Wagner channels say Russian arrested in Finland is a top fighter with neo-Nazi background

Social media channels linked to Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries said Friday a top fighter in one of the group's subunits had been detained in Finland at Ukraine's request. Tap for the full brief.

Japan scrambles jets to monitor Chinese bombers near Okinawa, drone near Taiwan

Japan's defense ministry on Friday said it scrambled jet fighters to monitor Chinese air force bombers and drones flying near the country's southwestern Okinawa island and Taiwan. Tap for the full ...

Australia says it will conduct more joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea

Australia has a security interest in the South China Sea and will work more closely with the Philippines on joint patrols, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Friday — as he observed mi...

Analysis: What happens to Wagner mercenary group after Prigozhin plane crash?

A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country — but under Moscow's...

Ukrainian pilots to get F-16 training in US

The United States will begin flight training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October, the Pentagon said Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

No info to support missile strike theory for Prigozhin crash, Pentagon says

The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday said there was currently no information to suggest that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane presumed to be carrying Russian mercenary leader Yevg...

What 2024 GOP presidential candidates said at their first debate

Here is a selection of quotes from the 2024 Republican presidential candidates at their first debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Sudan army chief Burhan appearing to leave army HQ for first time since war began, video shows

  PHOTO CAPTION: Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands among troops,in an unknown location, in this picture released on May 30, 2023. Sudanese Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo   ...

Seven killed in Turkish drone strikes on PKK members in northern Iraq

Turkish drone strikes Thursday killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) — including two medical personnel, in Iraq's northern province of Erbil, the counter-terrorism service said,...

Analysis: Prigozhin's presumed death removes one problem for Putin, may create new ones

The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian President Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term — removing a powerful figure who had defied his au...

Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case, $150,000 bond set

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday at an Atlanta jail to face state charges arising from actions he was accused of taking to overturn the former U.S. pr...

US wildland firefighter pay threatened by GOP feud in Congress

U.S. federal wildland firefighters are facing a potential pay cut this autumn that lawmakers in Washington say could cause thousands to walk off the job — due to a feud among Republicans in Congres...