Russia recruiting girls to kill Ukrainian service members

The head of Ukraine's national police accused Russia of recruiting teenage girls to kill Ukrainian military personnel — following the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected of murdering a serviceman on ...

One dead, several wounded as Taliban crack down on anti-hijab protest in Afghanistan’s Herat

Afghan security officials dispersed a women's rights protest in the western province of Herat yesterday that started after Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dres...

EU expands naval plan to stop “shadow fleet” vessels in Mediterranean

Russia condemned an EU decision yesterday to authorize EU warships in the Mediterranean to stop and inspect foreign ships suspected of being part of a "shadow fleet" transporting Russian oil — and ...

Two crew missing after suspected US strike on tanker off Oman

Two crew members were missing and one injured today — after a suspected U.S. missile strike on a tanker off the coast of Oman, maritime officials said. Tap for the full brief.

Trump says Iran downed Apache helicopter, US must react

President Trump said today Iran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond — deepening doubts about peace between the two countries. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine, Latvia sign drone deal

Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday as he met with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs on the sidelines of a summit between Ukraine and Nor...

Taiwan simulates destroying an invading Chinese force in coastal drill

Taiwan's military simulated destroying an invading Chinese force in a coastal exercise on Tuesday, firing off rockets and artillery to stop an amphibious assault in what it described as a more real...

Russia holds naval drills in Baltic Sea during major NATO exercises

Russia's navy has conducted military drills in the Baltic Sea, practicing unguided missile launches, bombing runs and missile strikes, it said, as major U.S.-NATO exercises also took place in the r...

US Navy drone rescues crew from Army helicopter that crashed near Hormuz

In a first, a United States Navy drone found and rescued two crew from a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter that went down in waters near Oman's coast, the U.S. military said, and President Trump s...

Ukraine retakes over 600 square km this year, top general says

In May alone, Ukraine recaptured 100 square km more of territory than it lost, General Oleksandr Syrskyi said. Tap for the full brief.

Lebanon says Israel has bombed it nearly 3,500 times during ceasefire

Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes on Lebanon and hundreds of controlled explosions since the U.S. announced a ceasefire for the country on April 16, Lebanon's defense minister, Michel...

French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace

A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone that entered NATO member Latvia's airspace from Russia on Monday, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe's eastern bor...

Analysis: US troops, families adjust to new normal of Iran war

Fourteen weeks after President Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-scale war — but also far from peace. Tap for the full...

Marine drone self-detonates in Romanian port in Black Sea

The explosion was the second major incident in a populated area in just a week as the spillover threat increases from the war in Ukraine — which has been fighting against a Russian invasion since 2...

US terror label for Brazilian gangs risks derailing police cooperation, sources say

The U.S. designation of Brazil's Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations, effective today, could disrupt cooperation against drug and arms tra...