Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say

FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, seven people familiar wi...

Nigeria's Boko Haram making gains again in Borno state, governor says

Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram has renewed attacks and kidnappings in northeastern Borno state with little push back from security forces, suggesting that authorities in the region were losing...

US to “take back” Panama Canal from Chinese influence, visiting SECDEF says

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation. Tap for the full brief.

US says it's aware of Palestinian American's killing by Israeli forces in West Bank

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of the killing by Israeli forces of a Palestinian American teenager in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and was seeking more information about t...

Facing calls to disarm, Hezbollah ready to discuss weapons if Israel withdraws, official says

As calls for Lebanon's Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior Hezbollah official told Reuters the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel withdraws...

Israeli strike kills 29 people in Gaza City house, medics say

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 Palestinians, including children, in a house in Shejaia in Gaza City, local health authorities said on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Congo hands over Americans jailed over failed coup

Three American citizens jailed over a failed coup attempt in Democratic Republic of Congo were handed over to U.S. custody on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Western intelligence agencies warn spyware threat targeting Taiwan, Tibetan rights advocates

Western intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday of an increasing threat from Beijing's security services to use malicious mobile phone applications to surveil Taiwanese independence activists, Tibe...

Peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels in Doha delayed, sources say

Peace talks between Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told Reuters this week, with no future date set. Tap f...

Mexico rejects unilateral US military action after report US is weighing strikes

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday that her nation would categorically reject any unilateral U.S. military in Mexico and that such military action "would not resolve anything." Tap...

US admiral at NATO fired amid expanding national security purge

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who holds a senior position in NATO, has been fired as part of what appears to be an expanding national security purge of top officials by the Trump admin...

US Justice Dept disbands cryptocurrency unit

The U.S. Justice Department is disbanding its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordering prosecutors to narrow crypto investigations to focus on drug cartels and terrorist groups, accord...

Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, potentially threatening a fragile peace effort in the three-...

SKorea says it fired warning shots after NKorea troops crossed demarcation line

South Korea's military said on Tuesday that it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers violated the military demarcation line before returning.

Russia sees no reason to discuss formal WWII peace treaty with Japan, Kremlin says

Russia sees no reason to discuss the possibility of signing a long-awaited peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War Two because of Tokyo's unfriendly stance towards Moscow, the Kremlin sai...