Israel's military says “professional failures” led to killings of Gaza medics

The Israeli military Sunday said a review into last month's killing of emergency responders in Gaza found there had been "several professional failures" and that a commander would be dismissed over...

Pope Francis dies at 88 on Easter Monday

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to over...

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

PHOTO CAPTION: A United States Air Force plane carrying migrants who are being expelled from the United States by immigration authorities takes off, at the Fort Bliss military base, in El Paso, Tex...

Israeli spy chief hands court rebuke of Netanyahu effort to fire him

The head of Israel's domestic intelligence service said on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to sack him followed his refusal to fulfill requests that included spying on Israeli p...

Britain intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in recent days

Britain said Sunday two of its fighter jets had intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea close to NATO alliance airspace in separate incidents on Tuesday and Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

White House says it stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat

President Donald Trump stands behind U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Monday — after reports that he shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Ir...

Philippines, US launch joint combat drills in “full battle test”

14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a "full battle test" between the two defense treaty allies in the face of regional security concerns, includ...

Al-Qaida affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, intelligence group reports

Al-Qaida affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin — the biggest death count claimed by jihadis in the country in over a decade of activity in West Afr...

US military to slash troops in Syria to under 1,000

The U.S. military will consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months — in a move that could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half, chief Pentagon spokespers...

US withdrawing hundreds of troops from Syria, NYT reports

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Russia removes Afghan Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups

Russia on Thursday suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than two decades as a terrorist organization, in a move that paves the way for Moscow to normalize ties with th...

Israeli strikes hit dozens of targets in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit about 40 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past day, the military said on Friday, hours after Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire offer that it said fell short of its de...

US strike in Yemen kills 74, Houthis say

U.S. strikes on Yemen's Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 74 people in the deadliest attack since the U.S. launched its large-scale campaign against the Houthis last month, according to the Ho...

Russia using new mass assault tactics on battlefield, Kyiv says

Russian forces are trying out a new tactic of larger-scale assaults involving several hundred troops, according to Ukraine's military, as Kyiv girds for a new offensive push from its bigger adversa...

US accuses Chinese satellite firm of supporting Houthi attacks on US interests

The U.S. State Department on Thursday accused a Chinese firm, Chang Guang Satellite Technology, of directly supporting attacks on U.S. interests by Iran-backed Houthi fighters and called this "unac...