US says Chinese coast guard harassing Philippine vessels

The United States told China on Saturday to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea — saying Washington would stand with the Philippines. Tap the article for more details.

Ecuador to launch anti-terrorism operations, minister says

Ecuador's military will launch special-forces operations nationally to counter groups and individuals who commit terrorism in the country, Defense Minister Luis Lara said Friday. Tap the article fo...

Germany to join EU military training mission in Niger

German troops will take part in a European Union training mission in Niger after the parliament in Berlin gave its final approval Friday — deploying to a country Germany sees as at risk of violence...

Head of regional force tackling east Congo violence resigns

The Kenyan commander of a regional force set up to tackle militia violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said he had resigned due to obstruction and threats to his safety. Tap the article...

Philippines rebukes Beijing for “dangerous maneuvers” in South China Sea

The Philippines on Friday accused China's coast guard of "dangerous maneuvers" and "aggressive tactics" in the South China Sea, in another maritime confrontation between the two countries at a time...

Three killed when US Army helicopters collide in Alaska

Three U.S. Army pilots were killed and one was injured in Alaska on Thursday when two Apache helicopters returning from a training mission collided in flight, the 11th Airborne Division of the Army...

China flies combat drone around Taiwan; US Navy plane transits strait

A Chinese uncrewed combat aircraft has flown around Taiwan, the island's defense ministry said, showcasing Beijing's ability to attack its fall-back east coast bases, as a U.S. maritime patrol airc...

Ukraine says it's wrapping up preparations for counteroffensive

Ukraine is wrapping up preparations for a counteroffensive against Russian forces and is largely ready for it to go ahead, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday. Tap the article for more...

Air strikes, tank fire rock Sudan's capital region despite truce pledge

Strikes from the air, tanks and artillery shook Sudan's capital of Khartoum on Friday and a heavy bombardment pounded the adjacent city of Bahri, witnesses said, even though the army and a rival pa...

Chinese migrants find tips on social media for long trek to U.S.-Mexico border

Lihua Wu's journey to the United States started when she scrolled past the words "The Route", a hashtag on Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, advising migrants on the overland trek across L...

Russia kills at least 12 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly two months

Russia hurled missiles at cities across Ukraine as people slept Friday, killing at least 12 people in the first blanketed air strikes in nearly two months. Tap the article for more details.

Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks soon, TASS news reports

Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold talks in the near future on a peace deal to try to settle their long-running differences, Russia's TASS news agency quoted the secretary of Armenia's Security Counc...

SKorea leader stresses need for cooperation with Japan on NKorea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. lawmakers Thursday it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the U.S. to counter increasing North Korean nuclear threats. Tap ...

One dead, 23 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Mykolaiv

One person was killed and 23 people, including a child, were wounded in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block and houses in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv in the early hours of Th...

Russia says it does not plan nuclear escalation, but others should not test its patience

Russia does not intend to take the path of nuclear escalation in its standoff with the West over Ukraine but others should not test its patience, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov...