Syrian soldier killed in clashes with SDF in Aleppo, state news agency says

A Syrian government soldier was killed in clashes with Kurdish-led forces in Aleppo on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported. Tap for the full brief.

Netanyahu says new Gaza offensive will start soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he expected to complete a new Gaza offensive "fairly quickly" as the U.N. Security Council heard new demands for an end to suffering in the ...

Israeli strike kills five journalists in Gaza

A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in an attack condemned by journalists and ri...

Syria will not take part in meetings with Kurdish-led SDF in Paris, state TV says

Syria will not take part in planned meetings with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Paris, Syria's state news agency quoted a government source as saying on Saturday, casting doubt over...

Nigerian military kills scores of gang members in northwest, air force says

Nigeria's military said it killed scores of armed gang members in a joint air and ground operation in a forested region in the northwest, an area plagued by mass abductions and attacks on villages....

Azerbaijan, Armenia publish text of US-brokered peace deal

Armenia and Azerbaijan published the text of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Monday, pledging to respect each other's territorial integrity and formally put an end to nearly four decades of conf...

Mali arrests dozens in military who posed threat to government, sources say

Mali has arrested more than 30 soldiers and military officials accused of attempting to destabilize the government, two sources said, a sign of internal tensions as the West African nation's leader...

Australia to recognize Palestinian state at United Nations in September

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds to international pressure on Israel af...

India condemns “saber rattling” after Pakistan army chief's reported nuclear remarks

India on Monday accused its neighbor Pakistan of "saber rattling" and "irresponsibility" after media reports on remarks about nuclear threats in South Asia made by Pakistan's army chief while on a ...

Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace agreement

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement aimed at boosting bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict—and moving toward a full normalization of relations. Tap for the fu...

Trump eyes military action against some cartels

The White House can use the military to go after drug cartels that have been designated as global terrorist organizations and has directed the Pentagon to prepare options, U.S. officials said. Tap ...

Germany halts military exports that could be used in Gaza

The German government will not approve any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday in response to Israel's ...

Feds plan to build largest US migrant detention center on Fort Bliss

President Donald Trump's administration is aiming to construct the largest federal migrant detention facility in the United States on a military base in Texas, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the la...

All soldiers wounded in US base shooting expected to fully recover, Army says

Three of the five U.S. soldiers wounded in a military base shooting in Georgia on Wednesday have been released from a hospital and all are expected to make a full recovery, the U.S. Army said on Th...

Pakistan says troops kill 33 militants crossing from Afghanistan

Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants trying to cross from Afghanistan overnight, the military said on Friday, describing them as "Indian-sponsored". Tap for the full brief.