Mali rebels say UN peacekeeping departure will kill peace deal

The departure of a United Nations peacekeeping mission from Mali will strike a "fatal blow" to a peace accord — and threaten stability across the region, a coalition of armed groups in the north of...

Azerbaijan says extra guarantees for Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians not possible

Azerbaijan's foreign minister has rejected a demand from Armenia to provide special security guarantees for some 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave ahead of a new round...

Cluster munitions would be useful for Ukraine, Pentagon says

The United States military believes cluster munitions would be useful for Ukraine in pushing back Russian forces, a Pentagon official said Thursday — but they had not been approved for Kyiv yet bec...

Armed factions in Somalia's Puntland agree ceasefire after deadly clashes

Armed factions in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland agreed to a ceasefire Wednesday, a local leader said — a day after at least 26 people were killed and 30 wounded in clashes over propos...

SKorea, Vietnam agree to increase security cooperation, trade

South Korea and Vietnam agreed Friday to boost security cooperation, citing North Korea's nuclear threat, and committed to increasing bilateral trade and investment. Tap for more details.

No survivors after Titanic sub wreckage found on ocean floor

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic" event, a Coast Guard official said Thursday — ending the search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic. Ta...

Germany’s Scholz pledges security assurances to Kyiv but no NATO fast-track

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday pledged security assurances to Ukraine — but dashed Kyiv's hopes for an expedited accession to NATO. Tap for more details.

Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira pleads not guilty to US federal charges

An Air National Guardsman accused of leaking U.S. military secrets pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six federal counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to ...

Putin says Russia's new Sarmat nuclear missiles soon ready for deployment

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's new generation of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads, would soon be deployed for comba...

US reporter Gershkovich loses new appeal against pre-trial detention in Russia

U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich had a new appeal rejected by a Moscow court Thursday against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage, a Reuters reporter at the court said. Tap for more details.

French send deep diving robot to help Titanic sub search

A French robot that can dive to 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) underwater is on its way to help find a tourist submersible that vanished as it descended to the Titanic wreck — and it could help free th...

Yemen war parties swap bodies in latest sign of talks progress

Saudi Arabia and the Houthi authorities controlling north Yemen have exchanged 64 fighters' bodies in the third such recent deal, Houthi media said on Wednesday — the latest sign of progress in tal...

US, India to strengthen ties with defense, trade agreements

U.S. President Joe Biden aims to herald the start of a stronger U.S.-Indian relationship Thursday by announcing defense and trade agreements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — as Washington...

Fighting surges in Sudan's capital as ceasefire expires

Clashes broke out between rival military factions in several parts of Sudan's capital Wednesday — as a 72-hour ceasefire that saw several reports of violations expired, witnesses said. Tap for more...

Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russian supply route

Ukrainian missiles struck a bridge linking the Crimea Peninsula with the Ukrainian mainland Thursday, cutting a supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine — as Kyiv pushes to drive them ou...