Russia detains two US nationals, including soldier

Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had detained two U.S. nationals, including a serving U.S. soldier, in separate criminal cases. Tap for the full brief.

Aid to Gaza choked off after Israeli forces seize Gaza's Rafah border crossing

Israeli forces seized the main border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza on Tuesday, shutting down a vital aid route into the Palestinian enclave that is already on the brink of famine. Tap f...

Ukraine says it caught agents for Russia plotting Zelenskiy's murder

Ukraine's state security service said it caught two agents for Russia plotting the assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other top officials as "a gift" for Vladimir Putin as he was sw...

US FDA panel to discuss first psychedelic-assisted PTSD treatment next month

The U.S. FDA's panel of independent advisers will on June 4 deliberate whether they should recommend approval for the first MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, Lykos Therapeut...

Bugging devices found in Polish government meeting room

Polish security agents have discovered bugging devices in a room where ministers were due to meet on Tuesday, authorities said, without revealing who might have placed them there. Tap for the full ...

Germany sends two warships to Indo-Pacific amid China and Taiwan tensions

Germany sent two warships to the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen its military presence in the region amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan and over the disputed South ...

Colombia's illegal armed groups grew in 2023, security report says

Colombia's four main illegal armed groups grew during 2023 as they consolidated territorial control financed by drug trafficking and illicit gold extraction, according to a secret security report s...

Spankings and satin pajamas: Stormy Daniels testifies at Trump trial

Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday that Donald Trump greeted her in satin pajamas in his hotel room — where she spanked him at his request. Tap for the full brief.

Israel strikes Gaza city of Rafah after evacuation order

Israel's military carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday, residents said, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uproot...

NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia, Moscow says

NATO's four-month long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia's Fo...

Turkey strikes northern Iraq from air, says it kills PKK members

Turkey hit northern Iraq with air strikes on Monday and claimed to have killed 16 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) sheltering there. Tap for the full brief.

“Butcher of the Balkans” Mladic seeks release to Serbia on health grounds

Defense lawyers for Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia, are seeking his urgent release to Serbia on health grounds. T...

Philippines, US repel mock invasion in annual drill

U.S. soldiers participate in the live fire exercise during the annual joint military exercises between U.S. and Philippine troops called "Balikatan" or shoulder-to-shoulder, at Laoag, Ilocos Norte,...

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West

Russia said on Monday it would practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after what the Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States....

White House breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict

Under mounting political pressure, U.S. President Joe Biden broke his silence on campus unrest over the war in Gaza on Thursday, saying Americans have the right to demonstrate but not to unleash vi...