Feds race to build detention camps after $45B funding boost

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is racing to build migrant tent camps nationwide after receiving $45 billion in new funding, aiming to expand detention capacity from 40,000 to 100,000 beds...

15 Gazans die of starvation, medics say, amid Israeli shootings at aid sites

A six-week-old infant was among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any point ...

Marines ending Los Angeles deployment, Pentagon says

The Pentagon announced on Monday it was ending its deployment of some 700 active-duty Marines sent to Los Angeles last month to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests tie...

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port

The Israeli military attacked Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday in its latest assault on the Iran-backed militants, who have been striking ships bound for Israel and launching missi...

Lawmakers want US tech CEOs to address concerns about undersea cables amid China, Russia tension

Washington has been raising alarm about the network of more than 400 subsea cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic and about threats from China and Russia. Tap for the full brief.

FAA investigating SkyWest jet's near miss with B-52 bomber over North Dakota

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is investigating a near miss between a SkyWest Airlines jet and a U.S. Air Force jet over North Dakota last week. Tap for the full brief.

US lawmakers back Australia submarine project in Pentagon letter

The Republican and Democratic heads of a U.S. congressional committee for strategic competition with China have written to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to stress their strong support for the AUKU...

Israeli fire kills 67 more Gazans seeking aid, medics say, as hunger worsens

At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for U.N. aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, the Gaza health ministry said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders for areas p...

POTUS vowed to save Afghans, but UAE had already sent some evacuees back, cable shows

Days before President Donald Trump said he would help Afghan evacuees who fled their country and were stuck in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirati government had already begun returning them to A...

Sectarian clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machine gun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government...

Australia delivers Abrams tanks to Ukraine for war with Russia

Australia's government said on Saturday it had delivered M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of a A$245 million ($160 million) package to help the country defend itself against Russia in their ong...

UK, France and other nations call for an immediate end to war in Gaza

Britain and more than 20 other countries called on Monday for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and criticized the Israeli government's aid delivery model after hundreds of Palestinians were kill...

Landmine dispute escalates tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

Thailand has accused Cambodia of recently placing landmines in a disputed border area after three soldiers were injured, but Phnom Penh said they had veered off agreed patrol routes and triggered a...

Pakistani Islamist militants use drones to target security forces, officials say

Islamist militants in Pakistan have started using commercially acquired quadcopter drones to drop bombs on security forces in the country's northwest, police said, a potentially dangerous developme...

Erdogan says Germany, Britain positive on Eurofighter jets sale to Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Germany and Britain took a positive stance on the sale of Eurofighter jets to Turkey, adding that Ankara wants to finalize the purchase as soon as possible. Ta...