Islamic State group kills five SDF members in eastern Syria

The Islamic State militant group said Monday it killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria's Deir el-Zor, according to the group's news agency. Tap for the full brief.

Nigeria appoints new commander after renewed militant attacks in northeast

Nigeria has appointed a new commander for its fight against insurgency in the northeast after renewed attacks in the last four months that have killed several civilians and soldiers in the region. ...

Texas military base could be ready to hold migrant detainees in “near future," US border czar says

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Over a dozen killed in sectarian clashes near Syrian capital

Over a dozen people were killed in a predominantly Druze town near the Syrian capital on Tuesday in clashes sparked by a purported recording of a Druze man cursing the Prophet Mohammad which angere...

Too much at stake for US military to leave Europe, Estonian minister says

The U.S. administration may want to focus less on protecting Europe — but a military presence is too valuable for securing NATO's flank and projecting influence for it to pull out entirely, Estonia...

Philippines, New Zealand strengthen defense ties with troop pact

The Philippines and New Zealand strengthened defense ties with the signing of a landmark troop pact on Wednesday, opening the way for expanded military cooperation amid shared security concerns in ...

Former aide to German AfD politician charged with China espionage

German prosecutors have accused a former aide to a European lawmaker for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of using his position to gather information for the Chinese intelligence service and...

600 North Korean troops killed fighting Ukraine, Seoul says

North Korea has suffered some 4,700 total casualties so far — but its troops have shown signs of improved combat capabilities by using modern weapons like drones, South Korean lawmakers said. Tap f...

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs on reduced Amazon deliveries amid US tariffs

United Parcel Service (UPS) said Tuesday it would slash 20,000 jobs and shut 73 facilities — as part of a planned reduction in deliveries for Amazon and as U.S. tariffs roil global trade. Tap for t...

F-18 falls overboard from US aircraft carrier in Red Sea

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Suspected US airstrike hits Yemen migrant center, Houthi TV says 68 killed

Corpses covered in dust and debris were scattered in the wreckage of a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, after what Houthi-controlled television described on Monday as a U.S. airstrik...

Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty to taking US journalist hostage

A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and two Afghan nationals hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2008 and 2009, the U.S. Justice Department said...

Israel frees Gaza aid worker who went missing after Israeli troops killed colleagues

Israeli authorities freed a Palestinian emergency responder who went missing in late March when 15 humanitarian workers were killed in Gaza in an incident that drew worldwide condemnation, the Pale...

UN panel investigates Emirati links to mortar rounds seized in Darfur

A U.N. panel of experts charged with monitoring sanctions in Sudan is investigating how mortar rounds exported from Bulgaria to the United Arab Emirates ended up in a supply convoy for Rapid Suppor...

Bulgaria wants defense spending excluded from budget deficit, PM says

Bulgaria will ask for defense spending to be excluded from its budget deficit, BTA news agency quoted its prime minister as saying on Monday, as Sofia tries to meet key requirements for joining the...