Swedish, Polish forces simulate defense of Gotland amid Baltic tension with Russia

The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish and Polish officers taking part in military exercises this week aimed at deterring a possible Russian ...

Israel strikes Yemen's Sanaa a day after Eilat drone attack

The Israeli military said it struck military targets linked to Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa on Thursday, a day after the group claimed a drone attack on a hotel in Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat. Tap...

Spain joins Italy in deploying warships to protect Gaza aid flotilla

Italy and Spain have deployed naval ships to assist an international aid flotilla that has come under drone attack while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, potentially ratcheting up tensions with Israe...

NATO's Rutte says members can target Russian aircraft entering NATO space when necessary

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Turkey deploys warning plane to Lithuania under NATO measures after Russian airspace violations

Turkey temporarily deployed a warning and control aircraft to Lithuania as part of NATO security measures, the defense ministry said on Thursday, following repeated airspace violations by Russian d...

NORAD scrambles fighters, support aircraft to intercept Russian warplanes off Alaska

Two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s were detected and tracked while operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, NORAD said in a statement. Tap for the full brief.

Spanish defense minister's jet suffers GPS disturbance near Russia's Kaliningrad

A Spanish military jet with Defense Minister Margarita Robles onboard experienced a GPS disturbance early on Wednesday as it flew near Russia's Kaliningrad exclave on its way to Lithuania, the mini...

Italy sends navy frigate to help Gaza aid flotilla after drone attack

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Israeli strikes kill 20 more Palestinians as tanks push deeper into Gaza City

Israeli forces pushed towards the heart of Gaza City on Wednesday, placing at risk the lives of Palestinians who had stayed put in hopes that growing pressure on Israel for a ceasefire would mean t...

Lithuania authorizes army to shoot down drones violating its airspace

Lithuania's parliament granted the Baltic country's armed forces powers on Tuesday to shoot down any unmanned drone violating its airspace following incidents in which it said two Russian drones cr...

Algerian army kills six militants in counter-terrorism operation

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House panel presses Rubio to secure Philippines aid funding amid China tension

The U.S. House committee on China has urged Washington to ensure funding for the Philippines to counter Beijing's "aggressive and destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea, according to a lette...

Man found guilty of assassination attempt on POTUS, tries to stab self

A man found lurking with a gun near Donald Trump's Florida golf course last year was found guilty Tuesday of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bon...

Israel to close West Bank crossing to Jordan indefinitely

Israel will indefinitely close the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan from Wednesday, days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers. Tap...

At least one killed, others wounded in shooting at Dallas ICE office

A shooter killed at least one person and wounded others in a shooting on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, l...