Israeli forces strap wounded Palestinian to vehicle during raid

Israeli army forces strapped a wounded Palestinian man to the hood of a military vehicle during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday. Tap for the full brief.

Zelenskiy orders purge of state guard after assassination plots

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the new chief of Ukraine's state guard service to clear its ranks of people discrediting it after two of its officers were accused of plotting to assassinate seni...

US says it destroyed three Houthi vessels in Red Sea

U.S. forces destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessels in the Red Sea in the past 24 hours, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday. Tap for the full brief.

US military seeks West Africa “Plan B” after Niger ousting

The top U.S. general is traveling to Africa to discuss ways to preserve U.S. presence in West Africa after Niger decided to kick out the U.S. military in favor of Russia’s — in a setback for Washin...

Israeli bombardment kills dozens across Gaza amid fierce fighting

Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the enclave, killing at least 32 Palestinians as troops engaged in close-quarter combat with Hamas militants, ...

Burkina Faso junta leader denies reports of army mutiny

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traore appeared on national TV on Thursday to deny reports of mutiny within the army following an attack by al Qaeda-linked insurgents that killed over 100 so...

Giving Slovak jets, air defense to Kyiv was sabotage, new government says

The Slovak government has asked police to investigate the former cabinet and defense minister Jaroslav Nad for donating fighter jets and an air defense system to Ukraine to help it defend against R...

US and China hold first informal nuclear talks in five years, eyeing Taiwan

The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort t...

Germany takes next steps in hypersonic weapons project with Norway, Spiegel reports

German Defense Ministry has submitted a request for around 652 million euros ($697.18 million) to the parliament's budget committee to finance a hypersonic weapons development project with Norway, ...

Ukraine captures Russian “barn” tank modified against drone threat

The Ukrainians call it a "barn" tank, a bizarre-looking Russian battlefield vehicle captured by Kyiv's forces that shows how troops are trying to adapt to the constant threat of drone attacks. Tap ...

News: China threatens death penalty for “diehard” Taiwan separatists

China on Friday threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on...

US military's stop-start Gaza pier to resume operations, officials say

The U.S. military's on-again, off-again floating pier in Gaza is expected to resume operations on Thursday to unload sorely needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians, two U.S. officials told Reuters...

New drone attacks strike Russian fuel depots

Fires broke out at two Russian fuel depots on Thursday after suspected drone attacks, officials said, the latest in a series of Ukrainian strikes against Russia's oil industry. Tap for the full brief.

Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears Islamist resurgence

Somalia's government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighboring countries fretting that r...

Germany to order 105 Leopard tanks to equip German brigade in Lithuania

Germany plans to order 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from armsmaker KNDS for 2.93 billion euros ($3.14 billion), according to a confidential budget draft seen by Reuters on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.