Ukraine's Zelenskiy presses US to OK strikes deeper into Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy increased pressure on the United States to let Kyiv strike military targets deep inside Russian territory after his representatives met senior U.S. officials...

Three Israeli police killed in West Bank shooting attack

Three Israeli police officers were killed on Sunday when their vehicle came under fire near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials said, adding to days of violence in the P...

EU denies Kyiv's request to train troops inside Ukraine

The European Union rebuffed a request from Kyiv for the bloc to train Ukrainian soldiers inside the war-torn country, but will train them as close as possible to Ukrainian territory, EU foreign pol...

Ukraine says it advances in Kursk region, urges allies help defend air space

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Friday his troops had advanced up to 2 km (1.2 miles) in Russia's Kursk region in the past day, pressing on with the cross-border ...

China, Philippines accuse each other of ramming ships in South China Sea

The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in ...

US troops wounded in Iraq raid, 15 Islamic State group fighters dead, US officials say

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday its forces conducted a partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the deaths of 15 Isl...

Ukraine's top commander says fighting on Pokrovsk front “exceptionally tough”

Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said Thursday he spent several days on the eastern Pokrovsk front and described fighting there as "exceptionally tough". Tap for the full brief.

Ukrainian pilot dies in F-16 crash

An F-16 fighter jet used by Ukraine crashed on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes in the country was confirmed this mo...

Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in West Bank mosque firefight

Israeli troops killed a local commander of the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank and four other militants on Thursday in a gun battle during one of the largest assaults in the ...

Philippines and Vietnam to sign defense agreement

The Philippines and Vietnam will sign a defense cooperation agreement on Friday, the office of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said, a significant step by two countries that have long oppo...

US Army orders 4,000 new Javelin missiles

A joint venture between Lockheed Martin and RTX's Raytheon was awarded a $1.3 billion follow-on contract by the U.S. army for its Javelin missiles, which has played a major role in Ukraine's defens...

Taiwan military says China lacks ability to invade, but has other options

China lacks the ability to "fully" invade Taiwan as it does not have the equipment, but is bringing on line advanced new weapons and has other options to threaten Taiwan, such as inspecting foreign...

Japan's military to spend on benefits, AI, automation to combat recruitment crisis

Japan's defense ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its forces understaffed amid a bui...

Pakistan military launches strikes in response to Balochistan attacks, army says

Pakistan's military has launched intelligence-based operations in the southwestern Balochistan province in response to attacks by insurgents that killed over 50 people this week, the army said on F...

Pacific Islands to boost regional policing after leaders meeting

The Pacific Islands Forum has endorsed a plan to boost police numbers among its members, cutting the need to rely on external forces in a crisis, with China security ally Solomon Islands supporting...