Death toll from Rio police raids rises to at least 132

The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said Wednesday—as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight. Tap...

Pakistan threatens to “obliterate” Taliban after peace talks fail

Dozens were killed this month along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan—in the worst such violence since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021. Tap for the full brief.

Israel says it will uphold Gaza ceasefire a day after Israeli strikes kill 104 people

The Israeli military said Wednesday it will abide by a ceasefire accord—as health officials in Gaza said airstrikes had killed 104 people. Tap for the full brief.

US to withdraw some troops from NATO's eastern flank, Romania says

The United States plans to cut the number of troops stationed on Europe's eastern flank—including troops who were to be stationed at Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, Romania's defense minist...

Russian pincer move threatens Ukrainian hold on Pokrovsk

Russia has been threatening Pokrovsk for over a year but instead of frontal assaults it used in Bakhmut, Russia's military has deployed a different tactic. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza City

An Israeli statement did not give a reason for the attacks—but an official said Hamas had violated the ceasefire by attacking Israeli forces in Gaza, an accusation Hamas has denied. Tap for the ful...

US warns citizens in Mali to leave country immediately amid jihadi fuel blockade

Analysts have described the fuel blockade as part of a pressure campaign on Mali's military-led government by militant groups—who want to cut off the country's economic oxygen. Tap for the full brief.

US military takes steps to adapt new hypersonic weapons to mobile launchers

The U.S. and China are engaged in an arms race to develop the most lethal hypersonic weapons, which travel in the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound and are designed to eva...

At least 20 dead in Rio de Janeiro police operation

At least 20 people, including two police officers, were killed in a large-scale operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, the state government said, days before the Brazilian ...

US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say

U.S. military officials are already required to shield national security secrets from public view—and comes as lawmakers in Congress say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mis...

No resolution as Afghanistan, Pakistan end peace talks in Istanbul, sources say

Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, a blow for peace in the region ...

New US strikes kill 14 alleged drug traffickers, Mexico leads rescue of survivor

The Pentagon has not provided the quantity of drugs the boats allegedly carried or the identities of those killed. Tap for the full brief.

Escapee describes summary killings after Darfur city's fall

Aid groups and activists have warned of potential ethnically-charged reprisals as the RSF overran the army and allied fighters—many from the Zaghawa ethnic group. Tap for the full brief.

Sudanese RSF’s capture of Darfur city could cement country's split, observers say

The Rapid Support Forces’s (RSF) advance has also raised fears of reprisals against the estimated 250,000 people remaining in the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region—and of...

Ukraine sends reinforcements as urban fighting rages in Pokrovsk

"The occupiers, who have entered the city, are not trying to take hold, but intend to advance further north," Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Unit said in a Facebook post. "In doing so, the enemy want...