US denies reports it carried out dawn strikes in Syria

The U.S. on Tuesday denied that it had carried out dawn air strikes in Syria after Syrian and Iranian state media said U.S. forces had bombed an eastern region and killed at least seven soldiers, i...

US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics...

Moldovan court strikes down law barring pro-Russian party from polls

Moldova's Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down legislation aimed at barring from elections a banned party linked to a fugitive business magnate who supports opponents of the pro-European gov...

Sweden's Saab plans new US munitions facility to strengthen supply chain

Saab plans to build a new facility for weapon systems in the United States to boost munitions production capacity and strengthen its global supply chain, the Swedish defense equipment maker said on...

Poland dismisses Eurocorps commander amid counterintelligence probe

Poland has dismissed a top general from his position as commander of a European military body, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, after the country's counterintelligence service launched an in...

Netanyahu coalition under strain after US abstains to allow Gaza ceasefire vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced growing strains on his divided coalition on Tuesday after an angry standoff with Washington worsened disagreements over proposals to draft ultra-Orth...

US strikes kill Iranian advisor, multiple Syrian soldiers and a civilian, state media says

U.S. forces bombed eastern Syria at dawn, killing at least seven soldiers, including a member of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and one civilian, Syrian and Iranian state media said on Tuesday. Tap ...

Aid drop off Gaza beach leads to drownings, local authorities say

Twelve people have drowned trying to reach aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel's milita...

US reporter Gershkovich's detention in Russia extended by three months

A Russian court on Tuesday extended by three months the pre-trial detention of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested almost a year ago on suspicion of espionage while on a repor...

Julian Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London's High Court said the U.S. must provide assurances he would not face the dea...

Russian investigators question Moscow attack suspects' families in Tajikistan, sources say

Russian investigators were in Tajikistan on Tuesday, questioning the families of four men charged with carrying out a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow, three Tajik security sources told ...

How ISIS-K leader transformed group to strike abroad

Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State group, has overseen its transformation into a branch capable of operations far from its bases in the borderlands of A...

Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision, sending vehicles into water

A 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness early on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river belo...

President signs $1.2T spending bill

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package, keeping the U.S. government funded through a fiscal year that began six months ago. Tap for the full brief.

US intelligence confirms Islamic State group behind Russia attack, officials say

The U.S. has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters.