USAA to pay $62.4M to resolve military fee lawsuit

USAA, the financial services company serving military personnel and their families, will pay $62.4 million to resolve a lawsuit claiming it overcharged service members and veterans on interest rate...

US military completes withdrawal from key drone base in Niger

The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military personnel to leave follow...

Colombia armed forces restart military operations against ELN rebels

Colombia's armed forces have restarted operations against leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said on Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Factbox: What is Iran's “Axis of Resistance”?

If Iran retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, its regional allies - known as the "Axis of Resistance" to Israel and U.S. influence in t...

US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say

At least five U.S. personnel were wounded in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters — as the Middle East braced for possible attacks by Iran and its allies...

US to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East

The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats of retaliation fro...

At least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza schools, hospital compound after talks fail

An Israeli airstrike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, Palestinian officials said, while the Israeli military said it struck a Hamas military compound embedded in ...

Mali says cutting ties with Ukraine over alleged involvement in rebel attack

Mali is immediately cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine over comments by a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence agency (GUR) about fighting in its north that killed Malian soldiers and...

Myanmar junta says senior officers held as rebels take over major base

Myanmar's junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after rebels announced they had taken contr...

US military eyes Australia's Indian Ocean toe hold to deter China

A remote Australian island close to an Indian Ocean chokepoint for Chinese oil shipments is on a list of possible locations for U.S. military construction aimed at deterring China, with the U.S. sa...

Ukraine finally deploying US-made F-16 fighter jets, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s for operations within the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, confirming the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made fighter jets more tha...

At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say

Israeli forces hit a school in Shejaia in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 29, Palestinian civil emergency services said, as fighting continued in various parts of the...

IDF confirms killing Al Jazeera journalist, says he was Hamas operative

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that it had killed Al-Jazeera journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul in an airstrike in Gaza, saying he was a Hamas operative who had taken part in the Oct. 7 attack ...

Deadly Osprey crash caused by mechanical failure, pilot error, US Air Force says

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft crash off the coast of Japan in November that killed all eight crew members was caused by a failure in the gear box and the pilot's decision making contributed to it...

Philippines, Japan militaries hold first joint exercises in South China Sea

The Philippines and Japan held their first joint military exercises in the South China Sea on Friday, the Philippine armed forces said, in the latest collaboration between countries that have pushe...