US preparing to evacuate embassy in Iraq over security risks, sources say

The United States is preparing to evacuate its Iraqi embassy due to heightened security risks in the region, three U.S. and two Iraqi sources said Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Iran threatens to strike US bases in region if military conflict escalates

If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said Wednesday, days ahead of a planned sixt...

POTUS vows to restore confederate names of military bases

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military would rename bases which were changed after racial justice protests in 2023, including reverting to Fort Lee originally named after Civil Wa...

Israeli fire, strikes kill 41 more in Gaza, many near aid site, medics say

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them at an aid site operated by the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the center of the coastal...

Pentagon cuts in half its request for Air Force F-35s

The Pentagon is scaling back by half its request to Congress for the U.S. Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-35 jets, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Sudanese army retreats from Libyan border after alleging Haftar attack

The Sudanese army retreated from the Libya-Egypt-Sudan border triangle area, it said on Wednesday, a day after it accused forces loyal to eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar of an atta...

Poland charges citizen with spying for Russia

Poland has detained and charged one of its citizens with spying for Russian intelligence services, the State Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

South Korean military suspends loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at North Korea

South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had suspended loudspeaker broadcasts near the border targeting North Korea, nearly a year after resuming the propaganda and K-pop blasts during a time of...

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic makes first-ever visit to Ukraine

Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic travelled to the Ukrainian city of Odesa for a regional summit on Wednesday, the first time the Moscow-friendly leader has visited the country during hi...

Finland summons Russian diplomat over second airspace violation in weeks

Finland's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned a Russian diplomat over a suspected June 10 violation of Finnish airspace, the second such event in under three weeks. Tap for the full ...

European defense firms pit AI-piloted warplane against real fighter pilot

Sweden's Saab and German defense startup Helsing have conducted combat testing of a Gripen E warplane flown by AI against a real fighter pilot, they said on Wednesday, in a step forward in European...

Japan spots two Chinese aircraft carriers in Pacific for first time

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted conducting simultaneous operations in the Pacific for the first time, in a move that Japan's defense minister said signified Beijing's intention to furthe...

Israeli small arms fire kills 17 people near Gaza aid site

Israeli gunfire killed at least 17 Palestinians and wounded dozens as thousands of displaced people approached an aid distribution site of a U.S.-backed humanitarian group in central Gaza on Tuesda...

Russia says it takes more territory in east-central Ukraine, creating “buffer zone” there

 Russia said on Monday that its forces had taken control of more territory in Ukraine's east-central region of Dnipropetrovsk, where the Kremlin said fighting was partly aimed at creating a "buffer...

Pakistan raises defense spending by 20% but cuts overall budget in 2025-26

Pakistan announced its federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26 on Tuesday, shrinking overall spending by 7% to 17.57 trillion rupees ($62 billion) but raising defence expenditure by a steep 20% foll...