US to donate boats to Vietnam to boost maritime law enforcement

The United States will provide $12.5 million to Vietnam to enhance its maritime law enforcement capabilities and combat illegal fishing, the U.S. embassy in Hanoi said on Thursday. Tap for the full...

Iran dissident group says six members sentenced to death

Six Iranian dissidents have been sentenced to death for charges ranging from belonging to an opposition group, collusion against the state and armed rebellion, according to a ruling seen by Reuters...

Veteran Irish militant to sue Disney over murder depiction in “Say Nothing” TV series

Veteran Irish militant Marian Price has initiated legal proceedings against Walt Disney after she was depicted killing Jean McConville in 1972 in the hit U.S. streaming series "Say Nothing." Tap fo...

Japan grants Philippines $11M in security aid to bolster defenses

Japan and the Philippines signed a 1.6 billion yen ($10.65 million) security assistance deal on Thursday to boost the Southeast Asian nation's maritime security and surveillance abilities amid heig...

New York police continue manhunt for suspect who killed UnitedHealth executive

New York police were searching Thursday for the man who shot dead UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel and was last seen fleeing into Central Park. Tap for the fu...

Syrian rebels capture city of Hama in latest blow to Assad

Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a victory after an advance  across northern Syria — and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian ...

Putin’s presidential planes took away Ukrainian children for adoption, report alleges

Russian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped them of Ukrainian identity and placed them with Russian families, acc...

South Korea's Yoon faces impeachment after martial law debacle

South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday proposed impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol for his sudden decision to declare martial law, which he rescinded after a chaotic standoff between parliament and th...

Trump's Pentagon nominee Hegseth says he won't back down amid alcoholism report

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said he is not backing down even as his nomination to lead the Pentagon faces trouble in Congre...

Israeli military confirms killing Hezbollah liaison with Syrian army in Damascus

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Germany cannot confirm reports on German helicopter incident with Russian warship

German defense ministry spokesperson could not confirm media reports on Wednesday about an incident between a German army helicopter and a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian towns and Israeli troops in West Bank

Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian towns early on Wednesday, setting fire to property and hurling stones, after police looked to dismantle an illegal settler outpost in the occupied West Ban...

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo, army and M23 say

Fighting resumed in eastern Congo on Monday, again violating a ceasefire, the M23 rebel group and Congolese army said, casting doubt on whether the M23 group will cease its offensive after the with...

Germany approves strategy to bolster defense industry

The German government approved on Wednesday a defense industry strategy that aims to make it easier for companies to ramp up capacity and to accelerate weapons production, with an eye to the curren...

Syrian rebels advance toward Hama city, putting pressure on Assad and his allies

Syrian rebels advancing against government forces on Tuesday pushed toward the city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad'...