US asks countries in region to press Iran not to engage in Sudan as war enters second year

The U.S. has had direct conversations with countries accused of fueling the conflict in Sudan and has encouraged regional states to press Iran not to engage in the war, U.S. Ambassador to the Unite...

US says China providing Russia intelligence, drone & missile tech for Ukraine war

China is backing Russia's war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow in its biggest military buildup since the Soviet era, providing drone and missile technology, satellite imagery and machine tools, ...

US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran

President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu's war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile...

Analysis: Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps - powerful group with wide regional reach

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards launched a drone attack against targets in Israel on Saturday, Iranian English-language press TV cited Iranian sources as saying. Tap to learn about Iran's dominan...

Russia sends military trainers and air-defense system to Niger, says Niger state TV

Military instructors and personnel from Russia's defense ministry arrived in Niger on Wednesday, Niger state television RTN said, in a further sign the West African country is building closer relat...

Pro-Russian American foreign fighter missing in Russian-controlled east Ukraine, say local police

Russell Bentley, an American who fought against Ukrainian forces, is missing in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, police there said on Friday, adding that a search was under...

Future defense relationship part of US-Iraq talks on troop levels next week, official says

The security and defense relationship between the U.S. and Iraq will be an important part of talks when Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visits Washington next week but is not the prima...

Ukraine parliament overhauls army draft rules to boost troop strength

Ukraine's parliament passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul how the armed forces draft civilians into the ranks after a general told the chamber that Russian forces outnumbered Kyiv's troops up to t...

SKorea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid NKorea threats

South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier to ensure readiness against nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, S...

US does not expect to be drawn into war but predicts attack by Iran against Israel

The United States expects an attack by Iran against Israel but one that would not be big enough to draw Washington into war, a U.S. official said late on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

US considering Australia request to drop Julian Assange prosecution

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was considering Australia's request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had released troves of confidential U.S. classified doc...

FBI says it is concerned about possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre

The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau's director plans to tel...

Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border town

About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border to...

Britain announces Indo-Pacific military exercises with US, Japan

Britain will hold regular joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific with the United States and Japan from 2025, seeking to boost security in the region, the British Ministry of Defence said on W...

Ukraine and Latvia sign security agreement, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine and Latvia signed a 10-year security agreement on Thursday, envisaging annual Latvian military support for Ukraine at 0.25% of GDP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Tap for the...