Ukraine detains Russian “mole” in special forces, security service says

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Friday it had detained a special operations forces unit commander accused of disclosing plans of operations behind enemy lines to Russia's GRU military intell...

Sudan war deaths are likely much higher than recorded, researchers say

Over 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan's war, with evidence suggesting the toll from the devastating conflict is significantly higher th...

North Korea leader Kim orders mass production of suicide drones, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update...

Ukrainian troops train for trench warfare near France's WWI battlefields

Soldiers scramble through trenches under a haze of yellow smoke, machine gunfire booms across the fields, invisible drones buzz overhead and voices scream "Watch out!" in Ukrainian. Tap for the ful...

Chinese defense firms to attend Vietnam arms fair as ties deepen

Chinese defense firms will participate in an arms fair in Vietnam next month, a Vietnamese defense official said on Friday, a possible sign of deepening military ties between the two neighbors. Tap...

Pressure mounts for Matt Gaetz congressional ethics report release

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, came under increasing scrutiny on Thursday, as a top Republican lawmaker said he "absolutely" wants to review an unreleased ...

US indicts suspected leaker of classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran

A U.S. government employee has been indicted for leaking classified national defense information, according to federal court records unsealed on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Trump's team drafting list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say

Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would b...

Trump picks former Democratic congresswoman Gabbard as director of national intelligence

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday chose Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman and an outspoken critic of the Biden administration's foreign policy, to become his director of...

Israel says it attacks Hezbollah arms smuggling routes in Syria

An Israeli attack targeted the area of Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, Syria's state media said on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says it repelled Russian advance on Kupiansk

Ukraine's military said on Thursday its troops were in full control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk and that their forces had stopped a Russian advance towards the railway hub. Tap f...

Beirut bombing victims' $1.68B Iran judgment overturned by US appeals court

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $1.68 billion judgment against Iran's central bank that had been won by family members of troops killed and injured in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Mar...

Russia’s Shoigu visits China’s Zhuhai air show on final trade day

The trade portion of China's largest air show in Zhuhai wrapped up on a rainy Thursday, with the secretary of Russia's Security Council visiting days after the Russian-made Su-57 stealth jet flew i...

Turkey and Qatar sign agreements on trade, military

Turkey and Qatar signed a series of agreements on Thursday ranging from trade facilitation to military and technical cooperation during Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani's visit to Presi...

Parody website The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars out of bankruptcy

The parody website The Onion conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars brand and website in a bankruptcy auction, according to court documents filed Thursday. Tap for the full brief.