POTUS names pardoned former advisor Flynn to West Point board of visitors

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday named Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who challenged the 2020 election results and pushed baseless conspiracy claims, to be on the board of...

Airstrike kills at least 19 in South Sudan town, residents say

 An airstrike by South Sudan's air force killed at least 19 people in the country's east, residents said, less than two weeks after government forces withdrew from the area following intense fighti...

Macron says France will order more Rafale warplanes than planned

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From intelligence sharing to tabletop exercises, Taiwan to deepen military exchange with US

Taiwan will deepen military cooperation with the United States including intelligence sharing and holding joint tabletop exercises, the island's defense ministry said in a report on Tuesday amid a ...

POTUS, Putin hold first direct phone call on ending Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin began phone talks on Tuesday — which Washington hopes will convince Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the Ukraine war and move towards...

US intensifies strikes on Yemen’s Houthis

The United States carried out new airstrikes on Yemen on Monday, the Houthis' Al Masirah TV said, expanding the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took ...

Israeli strike kills three Gazan civilians seeking firewood, local medics say

An Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinian men in Gaza on Monday as they tried to gather firewood, medics said. Tap for the full brief.

Russia seeking to drive last of Ukrainian forces from Kursk region

Russia battled on Sunday to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia, Russian officials said, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a ba...

UK says “significant number” of nations ready to provide troops for Ukraine peace

A "significant number" of countries are willing to provide peacekeeping troops in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monda...

US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017, amid separate bird flu strain outbreak

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017 — as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans an...

Israeli war spending in Gaza, Lebanon topped $30B in 2024, says Finance Ministry

Israel spent 112 billion shekels ($31 billion) on its military conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon in 2024, the Finance Ministry said in a report on Monday. Tap for the full brief.

US building submarine presence on Australian coast under AUKUS

In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where the U.S. s...

Lithuania backs plan to double EU military aid for Ukraine

Lithuania on Sunday backed an EU proposal to pledge up to 40 billion euros ($43.5 billion) in military aid for Ukraine this year and said a similar amount would also be needed in future years to de...

Syrian troops exchange fire with Lebanese army, armed groups in northeast Lebanon

Syrian troops exchanged fire with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups in northeast Lebanon overnight and into Monday — in a new round of clashes along the two countries' border. Tap for the full brief.

Senate advances GOP spending bill to avert shutdown after Schumer, some dems defect

The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to advance a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's c...