French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centers soon, Ukraine commander says

Ukraine's top commander said on Monday he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centers soon. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli tanks advance into Rafah's center despite global outcry

Israeli tanks advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has stirred global condemnation for i...

US soldier held in Russia charged with threatening to kill girlfriend, media report says

A U.S. military serviceman detained in Russia on suspicion of theft has also been charged with threatening to kill his girlfriend, Russian independent outlet Mediazona reported on Monday, citing th...

Poland signs $735M missile contract with US

Poland has signed a $735 million contract with the U.S. for the supply of JASSM-ER missiles, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, as the country spends heavily to bolster its...

Spain to give Ukraine $1.08B worth of military aid

Spain has pledged to provide military support to Ukraine worth 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) this year under an agreement signed on Monday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Span...

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize Palestinian statehood

Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday, despite an angry reaction from Israel, which has found itself increasingly isolated after more than seven months of c...

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts global outcry

An Israeli airstrike triggered a blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday — prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of...

Three US troops have non-combat injuries during Gaza pier operation

Three U.S. troops suffered non-combat injuries in the effort to make a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza into a conduit for humanitarian aid, with one in critical condition at an Israeli hospita...

China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, jets with live missiles used in drills

China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles along with bombers on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV said, as part of exercises Beijing has said were launched t...

Germany's Scholz echoes Macron's call for deeper European military cooperation

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Europe needs closer military collaboration, and said he also favors the deterrent of French nuclear weapons as suggested by President Emmanuel Macron, to respond ...

Former US Marine pilot can be extradited, Australian magistrate rules

Former U.S. Marine pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited from Australia to face U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, a Sydney magistrate ruled on Friday. T...

In Russia at war, kids swap classroom for shooting range

Fourteen-year-old Russian schoolboy David learned something new this month: firing accurately with a Kalashnikov is trickier for him than with a pistol. Tap for the full brief.

World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza's Rafah

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa's case ac...

Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepa...

Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza strikes, battle Hamas in Rafah

Israeli forces killed at least 38 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas-led militants in areas of the southern city...