Jihadi fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali junta, analysts say

The jihadis' likely goal is to trigger another coup, half a dozen security analysts and diplomats said. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says its troops still hold Pokrovsk as Russia claims advance

Capturing Pokrovsk could give Moscow a platform to drive towards Kramatorsk and Sloviansk—the two biggest remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in the Donetsk region. Tap for the full brief.

White House says there “could be” US troops on the ground in Nigeria, or air strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military could deploy troops to Nigeria—or carry out air strikes to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians in the West African coun...

Poland intercepts Russian plane over Baltic Sea for third time this week

Poland said Friday that its jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea for the third time this week. Tap for the full brief.

US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the government shutdown—and directed it to use ...

Israeli shelling, gunfire kills three Palestinians in Gaza, violating truce

Residents reported Israeli shelling and gunfire in northern Gaza on Friday, as Israel continued to bombard areas of the enclave—despite saying it remains committed to a ceasefire brokered by the Un...

Hundreds of men shot, disappeared after Sudanese city falls to paramilitaries, witnesses say

Fighters riding camels rounded up a couple of hundred men near the Sudanese city of al-Fashir at the weekend and brought them to a reservoir, shouting racial slurs before starting to shoot, accordi...

Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM says it killed soldier in first Nigeria attack

In a video posted on its Telegram channel on Thursday, JNIM said it launched the attack in Nigeria's Kwara state in the early hours of Wednesday—killing a soldier and seizing ammunition and cash. T...

US, Philippines form military task force for areas including South China Sea

Task Force-Philippines "will increase operational cooperation, improve combined planning, and enhance interoperability, particularly in the South China Sea," according to a statement from Pentagon ...

King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion

Britain's King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his home by Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said Thursday—as a consequence of his ties ...

Pentagon's DOGE unit to revamp military drone program, sources say

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, configure a simulated drone as a target during a live-fire training event aboard the amp...

White House tells Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons in 33 year first

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years—minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Tap...

Syrians to use Turkish military barracks, attend academies

NATO member Turkey has become Syria's main foreign ally after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year. Tap for the full brief.

Government shutdown stalls FBI investigations, spokesperson says

The FBI has been left without funds to pay informants or make undercover drug or gun buys. Tap for the full brief.

Israel violates Gaza ceasefire with new strikes

The Israeli military said it carried out "precise" strikes against "terrorist infrastructure that posed a threat to the troops" in areas Israel still occupies. Tap for the full brief.