Lawmakers request briefing from State Dept on Chinese mercenaries in Ukraine

U.S. lawmakers have asked the State Department to brief them about Russia's use of Chinese fighters in its war in Ukraine, saying in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that Mos...

POTUS ousts White House national security adviser Waltz, replaces him with Rubio for interim

U.S. President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz on Thursday — and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first shakeup of Trump's inner c...

Body of journalist who died in Russian captivity shows signs of torture, Ukraine says

Ukraine said Thursday it identified the body of journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who had died in Russian captivity — and a forensic medical examination revealed signs of torture and ill-treatment. Ta...

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal

Ukraine and the U.S. on Wednesday signed a deal that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals — and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction. Tap for the f...

India closes airspace to Pakistan airlines as tensions rise

India shut its airspace to Pakistani airlines on Wednesday, the government said, days after its nuclear-armed neighbour banned Indian airlines from flying over its territory following the killing o...

Israel strikes Syria, saying it hit group that attacked Druze

Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectari...

US secures release from Belarus of Minsk-born American, US official says

The United States has secured the release from Belarus of an American who was arrested in Moscow and held on coup plot allegations, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. Tap for the ful...

Ukraine says it struck Russian weapons factory

Ukraine's SBU security agency was responsible for a drone strike on a defense manufacturing facility in Russia, an SBU official told Reuters on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

12 EU members eye fiscal clause to boost defense spending

12 European Union (EU) countries have requested activation of the "national escape clause" from EU deficit rules in order to boost their defense spending, the European Commission said on Wednesday....

Australia needs to defend itself, Albanese says on security policy amid diplomatic volatility

Australia needs to defend itself, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday when asked whether Donald Trump's return as president of the United States meant Australia should review its defe...

ICRC escorts Congo troops from UN base in rebel-held Goma to Kinshasa

Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the Internationa...

Russians fighting more intensely despite ceasefire talk, says top Ukrainian general

Russian forces have significantly intensified their combat operations in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said. Tap for the full brief.

White House national security adviser Waltz being forced out, sources say

National security adviser Mike Waltz is being forced out of his job, four people briefed on the matter said Thursday —  in the first major shakeup of Trump's inner circle since he took office in Ja...

Pakistan says “credible intelligence” suggests Indian military action likely soon, US urges de-escalation

Pakistan said Wednesday it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action soon — as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors escalate following a deadly attack on tour...

US and UK forces conduct joint military operation in Yemen, Britain says

U.S. and British forces conducted a joint military operation in Yemen on Tuesday, according to Britain's Ministry of Defence — which said the operation was against a Houthi military target responsi...