Cambodia asks Thailand to release detained soldiers as truce holds

Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of detaining 20 of its soldiers and killing another in post-ceasefire incidents, as a fragile peace held for a third day along their disputed border. Tap for t...

Lebanese president steps up calls for Hezbollah to disarm

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stepped up his calls for Hezbollah to disarm on Thursday, suggesting failure to do so would give Israel an excuse to continue attacks and saying the issue would be on...

Canada plans to recognize Palestinian state

Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation s...

US to complete review into AUKUS defense pact in autumn

The United States will complete a review into a defense pact with the United Kingdom and Australia in the northern hemisphere autumn, the office of a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday. Tap fo...

UK, Oman agree to deepen defense ties

ritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said agreed on Wednesday to deepen collaboration across energy, technology, defense and security, a Downing Street spokespe...

German armed forces see 28% surge in recruits in NATO defense boost

The defense ministry said on Thursday over 13,700 people had joined the Bundeswehr—the army, air force, navy and other forces—in what it said was the steepest rise in years. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli rights groups accuse government of genocide, breaking taboo

B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel released reports at a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday, saying Israel was carrying out "coordinated, deliberate action to destroy Palestinian ...

Germany preparing to order jets, thousands of armored vehicles, sources say

Germany is preparing a wave of multi-billion-euro procurement orders, including 20 Eurofighter jets, up to 3,000 Boxer armored vehicles, and as many as 3,500 Patria infantry fighting vehicles, two ...

UK rejects criticism that move to recognize Palestinian state rewards Hamas

Britain rejected Israeli criticism on Wednesday that it was rewarding militant group Hamas by setting out plans to recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel took steps to improve the situation in...

Ukraine arrests air force officer for sharing F-16, Mirage jet locations with Russians

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets are seen on Aug. 4, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko   KYIV  -  Ukraine's domestic security agency has detained an air force officer o...

Prominent Palestinian activist shot dead by settler in West Bank, witnesses say

Well-known Palestinian activist Owdeh Hathaleen, a consultant for the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was shot and killed in the occupied West Bank by an Israeli settler on Monday, five ...

FAA failed to act before helicopter crash, US transport chief says

The Federal Aviation Administration failed to act despite dozens of near-miss incidents before a fatal January crash between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter near Ronald Rea...

JNIM has killed dozens of civilians in Togo this year, minister says

A group affiliated with al-Qaida has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country's foreign minister told Reuters last week, in an official acknowledgement of...

Russia, China to hold naval drills in Sea of Japan in August

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Israeli minister hints at annexing parts of Gaza

The comment by security cabinet member Zeev Elkin came a day after Britain said it would recognize a Palestinian state in September—unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza and reache...