Nigerian troops kill 18 militants in northeast operations, military says

Nigerian troops killed at least 18 Islamist militants and destroyed several insurgent enclaves in coordinated operations across Borno state, the military said on Wednesday, as security forces inten...

US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro ouster

The U.S. Army soldier charged with winning $400,000 by using insider information to bet on the removal of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to fraud charges on Tuesday. ...

NKorea's Kim praises soldiers who committed suicide to prevent capture in Ukraine

Mounting evidence, including from intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors, has indicated that North Korean soldiers resorted to self-detonation or other forms of suicide—rather than be ca...

Analysis: Iran’s Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader's role

Since its creation in 1979, the Islamic Republic has revolved around a supreme leader with final authority on all key matters of state. But his killing, and the elevation of his wounded son, Mojtab...

Northern Irish police arrest man over suspected New IRA car bombing

The New IRA is one of a small number of active militant groups opposed to a 1998 peace deal that largely ended sectarian violence in the region. Tap for the full brief.

Analysis: Mali at risk of splintering amid rebel offensive

The scale and the scope of the offensive on multiple sites around the capital Bamako and at least three towns across the vast West African country demonstrated an unprecedented ability to coordinat...

Taiwan on alert after spotting two Chinese warships near its Penghu islands

Taiwan has spotted two Chinese warships operating in waters near the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait—and has sent its own naval and air forces to keep watch, the defense ministry in Taipei said...

Top Jalisco cartel leader “El Jardinero” arrested in Mexico

Mexican special forces have arrested Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero" and one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in the western state of Nayarit, secu...

Global military spending rises 2.9%

Global military spending increased to $2.89 trillion in 2025, rising for the 11th consecutive year—and taking spending as a share of global gross domestic product (GDP) to 2.5%—its highest level si...

JNIM says Mali army withdraws from northern town, offensive persists

Al Qaeda's West Africa affiliate said on Monday that Mali's army was withdrawing from the northern town of Tessit, as the insurgents press an offensive that began with weekend attacks near the capi...

Israel breaks Lebanon ceasefire with strikes in country’s east, widening air war

Israel has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops are occupying a strip of the country's south, destroying homes they describe as infrastructure being used by Hezbol...

Russia's Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Mali's Kidal

Africa Corps, a paramilitary group controlled by Russia's Defense Ministry, confirmed on Monday that its forces had withdrawn from the northern town of Kidal in Mali—after fighting there. Tap for t...

Philippines and US stage counter-landing drills with allies near South China Sea

As simulated enemy boats and unmanned craft closed in on the shores of Palawan island facing the South China Sea, Philippine and U.S. forces conducted counter-landing drills on Monday—repelling a m...

Mali defense minister killed in weekend assault by JNIM

A SVBIED drove into Defense Minister Sadio Camara's residence in the town of Kati—where a firefight ensued afterward, a spokesperson said on state television. Tap for the full brief.

Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer—without specifying when the treatment took place. Tap for the full...