Sudan's prime minister dissolves government, state news agency reports

Sudan's new Prime Minister Kamil Idris has dissolved the country's caretaker government, state news agency SUNA reported late on Sunday. Tap for the full brief.

UK to expand submarine fleet in shift to “warfighting readiness”

Britain will expand its nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet as part of a defense review to be published on Monday that is designed to prepare the country to fight a modern war and counter the th...

IED blast kills nine in Nigeria’s Borno

At least nine people were killed in a blast at a bus park in northeastern Nigeria, blamed on a bomb planted by suspected militants who have stepped up attacks in Borno state, a local lawmaker and r...

Ukraine-Russia peace talks end after barely an hour, Turkish officials say

A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended barely an hour after they began in Istanbul on Monday, Turkish officials said, a day after a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia'...

Insurgents kill dozens in Mali base and attack Timbuktu, sources say

An Al Qaeda-linked group in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday — that two sources said had killed over 30 soldiers. Tap for the full brief.

NATO east flank backs Ukraine membership, Poland, Romania and Lithuania say

Nordic, Baltic and central European NATO members are committed to Ukrainian membership of the military alliance, the leaders of Poland, Romania and Lithuania said following a summit of the so-calle...

Ukrainian drone raid on Russian bombers dealt $7B worth of damage, SBU says

Ukrainian security services attacked strategic bombers at Russian air bases Sunday — by hiding explosive-laden drones inside the roofs of wooden sheds, according to a Ukrainian security official an...

America's next top general in Europe will also lead NATO forces, officials say

The U.S. will maintain the traditional role of a general at the helm of NATO, at least for now, officials said — even as Washington pushes European allies to commit more to defense. Tap for the ful...

Israel still blocking most aid, making Gaza ”hungriest region on earth”, UN office says

Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, with almost no ready-to-eat food ent...

Saudis warned Iran to reach nuclear deal with US or risk Israeli strike

Saudi Arabia's defense minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: take President Donald Trump's offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously because it presen...

Pakistan, India close to completing border troop reduction, Pakistani general says

Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before the recent conflict, a top Pakistani military official said Friday, although he warned the crisis had...

White House aims to exceed first term's arms sales to Taiwan, officials say

The United States plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taipei to a level exceeding President Donald Trump's first term as part of an effort to deter China as it intensifies military pressure on the de...

White House ousts top ICE officials amid push to arrest more migrants

The Trump administration is removing two senior immigration enforcement officials as the White House is demanding a sharp increase in arrests of migrants in the U.S. illegally, three people familia...

US pushes Australia to spend more on defense

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked security ally Australia to increase defense spending in a meeting with Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday in Singapore. Tap for the full brief.

NZ defense minister pledges more deployments, co-operation

New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now "pulling our weight" with increased spending on its armed forces, the South Pacific nation's defen...