US eyes deploying more nuclear weapons to Europe

U.S. officials have signaled openness to additional deployments — beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers, the Financial Times reported. Tap for the full brief.

SKorea, Japan eye military-logistics support deal

South Korea and Japan discussed the possibility of a military-logistics support agreement on Sunday, Seoul's defense chief said — adding that Seoul remains cautious about the politically sensitive ...

France intercepts another suspected “shadow fleet” tanker linked to Russian oil

France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the vessel to head for the French mainland — in a move Russia said was illegal an...

Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah — despite a ceasefire announced over six ...

Kuwait comes under fire as US and Iran trade blows

Iran said it had attacked a U.S. air base following weekend U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets — and Kuwait said on Monday it had come under fire. Tap for the full brief.

Russia ramps up pressure on Armenia ahead of June election amid EU hopes

Russia slammed Armenia for drawing closer to the EU, saying it was not pursuing a balanced position towards Moscow — and was cooperating with European nations wishing Russia harm. Tap for the full ...

US immigration agent arrested in Texas for Minneapolis shooting

Christian Castro, an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime — for shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis...

Israeli forces cross key Lebanon river in expanded ground offensive

Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday — as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning t...

Greek man suspected of spying on journalist for Iran appears in UK court

A Greek man appeared in a British court on Friday charged with carrying out surveillance on behalf of a foreign intelligence service — believed to be Iran's — of a journalist working for the London...

China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos

In a remote Chinese desert, a military complex is taking shape — which some security scholars say appears built to ensure no first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing...

Russian drone hit Romanian apartment block, NATO vows to defend alliance territory

NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behavior and pledged to "defend every inch of Allied territory" — after Romania said a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment block in the alliance me...

Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data

U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance e...

Ukraine to buy new Gripen fighter jets, Sweden to donate older jets sooner

Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 of an older model next year, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a join...

German-Dutch Corps to take NATO command role in Estonia, Latvia

NATO will strengthen the defense of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia — in the event of a war with Russia, Germany an...

US carries out new strikes in Iran, official says

The U.S. military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran — targeting a military site and shooting down four attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Re...