Russia jails soldier for 15 years for voluntarily surrendering to Ukraine, Kommersant reports

A Russian military court on Tuesday jailed a soldier for 15 years after convicting him of desertion and voluntary surrender to Ukraine, Russia's first such prosecution, the Kommersant newspaper rep...

Syria's Sharaa, Lebanese PM discuss border demarcation weeks after ceasefire

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed land and sea border demarcation and security coordination on Monday, weeks after the two countries agreed on...

US State Dept approves potential sale of fighting vehicle engines to Israel

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Georgia fired 700 civil servants for supporting pro-EU protests, watchdog says

Georgia has fired around 700 civil servants for supporting pro-European Union protests in the South Caucasus country since December, according to the local chapter of anti-corruption organization T...

Philippines calls joint US drills “defense rehearsal” amid China tension

he United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the Sout...

POTUS calls for deporting some citizens to El Salvador

President Donald Trump said Monday he wants to deport some violent criminals who are U.S. citizens to Salvadoran prisons — a move that experts said would violate U.S. law. Tap for the full brief.

El Salvador blocking access to legal representation for deportees

Lawyers challenging the incarceration in El Salvador of over 200 Venezuelans deported by the U.S. said the Salvadoran government is denying the prisoners access to attorneys — and contact with the ...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes California’s San Diego County, USGS says

An earthquake measuring 5.2 magnitude struck the interior of San Diego County in California on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli forces complete encirclement of Gaza's Rafah, military says

Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Gaza's Rafah, the military said on Saturday, part of an announced plan to seize more areas of the enclave, accompanied by large-scale evacuations o...

Pentagon fires Greenland base commander after Vance visit

The U.S. military has fired the commander of a U.S. Space Force base in Greenland following a visit there by Vice President JD Vance and said it would not tolerate actions that "subvert" President ...

Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated

Two Israeli missiles hit a major Gaza hospital on Sunday, putting the emergency department out of action and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was aimed at Hamas...

Suspect in arson attack on Pennsylvania governor's residence charged with attempted murder

A 38-year-old man was in custody and will face attempted homicide and aggravated arson charges after setting a fire overnight at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence, state authorities sa...

German court to review seizure of Russian “shadow fleet” tanker

A German court will weigh a request to release a seized oil tanker that is believed to be part of a so-called shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Germany's finance ministry sai...

Mangione lawyers ask judge to prevent US prosecutors from seeking death penalty

Luigi Mangione's lawyers on Friday asked a judge to prevent the U.S. government from seeking the death penalty in a case accusing him of shooting and killing the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insuran...

Aid worker missing after deadly attack on colleagues is held by Israel, ICRC says

A Palestinian Red Crescent staff member who went missing in late March when 15 humanitarian workers were killed by Israeli fire is being detained by Israeli authorities, the rescue service and the ...