US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the war with Lebanon's Hezbollah group after declaring additional progress in talks in Beiru...

US approves anti-personnel mines for Ukraine

President Joe Biden has approved provision of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, a U.S. official told Reuters, a step that could help slow Russian advances in its east, especially when used alon...

Argentina withdraws from UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

Argentina has notified the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon of its withdrawal from the force, a UNIFIL spokesperson said on Tuesday, in the first sign of cracks in the unity of the mission foll...

Ukraine passes 2025 budget with record defense spending

Ukraine's parliament approved the 2025 state budget in the final reading on Tuesday, channelling more funds for Kyiv's defense efforts as Russia's full-scale invasion reached its 1,000th day. Tap f...

Ukraine, Middle East conflicts eating into US air defense stocks, US admiral says

Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are eating into U.S. stockpiles of air defenses, the top U.S. admiral overseeing American forces in the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday. Tap for the ful...

At least 50 insurgents killed, seven Nigerian security officers missing after convoy attack

At least 50 Boko Haram fighters were killed on Tuesday and seven members of Nigeria's infrastructure security force were missing following an insurgent ambush on a convoy monitoring the country's p...

Danish military says it staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches

The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea...

Pakistan to launch new offensive against separatist militants

Pakistan plans a new military offensive against separatist insurgents in southwestern Balochistan province, home to key Chinese Belt and Road projects, but it was not immediately clear if the plan ...

NKorea troops integrated into Russian airborne, marine units in Kursk battle, Seoul says

Around 10,900 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk as part of Russia's airborne unit and marines, with some already participating in battles in the Ukraine war, a South Korean lawmaker s...

Lebanon, Hezbollah agree to US proposal for ceasefire with Israel, Lebanese official says

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most...

US Senate to consider measures blocking some arms sales to Israel

The U.S. Senate is due to vote on Wednesday on legislation that would block arms sales to Israel, backed by lawmakers who say Israel is obstructing aid shipments desperately needed by Palestinian c...

Ukraine hits arsenal in Russia with US ATACMS for first time on war's 1,000th day

Kyiv said on Tuesday it struck a Russian arsenal near the town of Karachev in the Bryansk region, over 110 km (70 miles) from Ukraine, in what two Ukrainian media outlets reported was a first strik...

Over 200 children killed in Lebanon in past two months, UNICEF says

Over 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Finland and Germany “deeply concerned” about severed Baltic sea communications cable

he Finnish and German governments on Monday said an investigation was under way of a severed fibre optic communications cable running on the Baltic seabed and linking the two countries, and they ci...

EU ministers reject move to freeze dialogue with Israel over Gaza war

European Union foreign ministers on Monday rebuffed a proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel put forward by the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, who cited concerns about possible hum...