Four wounded, alleged attacker shot by police near UK synagogue on Yom Kippur

British police said on Thursday four people had been injured after reports of stabbings and a car being driven at pedestrians near a synagogue in Manchester in northwest England, and that officers ...

France arrests captain, first officer of detained tanker thought to be part of Russia's “shadow fleet”

French military personnel have boarded the oil tanker Boracay, which is suspected of belonging to the so-called shadow fleet involved in the Russian oil trade, French media reported on Wednesday. T...

Germany accuses three men of planning attack on Jewish institutions

"In the course of today's arrests, various weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and several pistols, as well as a considerable amount of ammunition, were found," the federal prosecutors said i...

Ecuador's armed forces say 17 captured soldiers freed

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Papua New Guinea approves defense treaty with Australia

The Papua New Guinea cabinet has approved a defense treaty with Australia, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday, as Canberra seeks to block China from expanding its security presence in the...

Swiss defense minister urges overhaul of arms export law, sees “trust” at stake

Swiss Defense Minister Martin Pfister urged Swiss lawmakers to press on with loosening curbs on arms exports to help boost international security cooperation as he warned of potential risks facing ...

Israel intercepts 39 aid boats heading for Gaza, sparking criticism

Israeli forces have intercepted 39 boats carrying aid and foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza, leaving only one vessel still sailing towards the Palestinian encl...

Internet, cell phone service resume in Afghanistan

Cell and internet services were restored in Afghanistan on Wednesday, residents said—some 48 hours after sources said connectivity was cut on the orders of the Taliban. Tap for the full brief.

US government shutdown begins

The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, g...

At least 35 more killed as Israel ramps up Gaza City offensive, Hamas weighs US plan

Hamas' review of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan stretched into a third day on Wednesday, a source close to the militant group said, as other Palestinian factions rejected the proposal and ...

Pentagon says Iraq mission being scaled back

The Pentagon recommitted itself in a statement on Tuesday to scaling back its military mission in Iraq, a process that a U.S. official said will see Baghdad command efforts to combat remnants of Is...

Taiwan says China trying to create legal basis for attack with UN resolution interpretation

Taiwan's government on Wednesday said China was trying to create the legal basis for a future attack with its "misleading" interpretation of a key U.N. resolution, in an escalating dispute over who...

South Korea to increase defense budget by 8.2% next year

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday the country's defense budget for next year would rise by 8.2% to 66.3 trillion won ($47.1 billion), adding that peace would only be possible o...

US, France step up joint military satellite moves to counter China in space

France and the United States are planning a second joint mission of coordinated satellite maneuvers in orbit—part of a growing push to sharpen allied spying capabilities as China expands its own mi...

Romania plans defensive drone production with Ukraine to protect NATO's east

Romania hopes to quickly set up production on its territory of defensive drones with Ukraine for domestic use as well as by European Union and NATO allies, Foreign Minister Oana Toiu said in an int...