Ukraine says Russia considering plan to attack NATO country from Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was seeking to draw Belarus deeper into its war in Ukraine and was weighing plans to attack Ukraine's north or a NATO country from Belarusia...

Ukraine doubles strikes on Russian oil refineries this year

Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, doubling the number of oil refineries targeted since the start of the year, according to information posted on social media b...

Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was the first step in a bigger prisoner of war swap — after Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to swap 1,000 POWs each under the terms of the agreement. Tap ...

US cancels deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

The decision came two weeks after the Pentagon announced it was withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany — partially due to a rift between Europe and President Trump over the Iran war. Tap for the ful...

Rwandan army, M23 rebels committed murders, rapes in Congo’s Uvira

M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2025 and early 2026, Human Rights ...

Taliban detains three journalists in Afghanistan, UN says

Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified charges, the United Nations mission there said on Thursday — in a statement that called for the protection of...

New attacks hit ships near Hormuz as Trump discusses Iran with Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, while new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz brought a reminder of the costs o...

Russian drones strike across Ukraine in heaviest air raid since invasion

Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine—pounding cities with hundreds of drones, Ukrainian officials said Thursday. Tap for the full...

Body of second missing US soldier recovered in Morocco

A search and rescue team has recovered the body of a second U.S. service member who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise near Cap Draa, Morocco, the U.S. Army and Morocco's Royal Ar...

US House members defy leadership, to force vote on Ukraine aid

A House petition to force a floor vote on providing security aid to Ukraine and imposing new sanctions on Russia got enough votes to move ahead on Wednesday — the latest successful bid by lawmakers...

Russia launches drone attacks on western Ukraine by NATO's border, killing six

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that since midnight Moscow had launched waves of at least 800 drones, with the attack deliberately targeting regions closest to the borders of NATO countries. Tap...

Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during Iran war, sources say

Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources...

Mexico denies CNN report on deadly CIA operations against cartels

Mexican authorities and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday denied a CNN news story reporting that CIA operatives have directly participated in fatal attacks on cartel targets in Mexico...

Israel steps up Gaza attacks amid Iran truce, says Hamas rearming

Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the U.S. in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military beli...

Analysis: Iran war brings Turkey-PKK peace process to near standstill

Two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish militants, the Iran war broke out, plunging the Middle East into fresh instabilit...