US looking forward to Azerbaijan and Armenia signing peace treaty, diplomat says

U.S. President Donald Trump is looking forward to Azerbaijan and Armenia signing a long-awaited peace treaty, Eric Jacobs, a senior adviser of the State Bureau of Energy Resources of the U.S. Depar...

Congo rebels leave strategic town ahead of planned Doha talks

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the...

Thai arrest warrant issued for American academic on royal insult charges

A Thai court issued an arrest warrant for an American academic on charges of insulting the monarchy, a rare use of the country's "lese majeste" law against a foreigner, according to a document revi...

Israeli leader Netanyahu applauds Hungary's ICC exit on Budapest visit

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu applauded Hungary for its "bold and principled" decision to leave the International Criminal Court as he visited Budapest on Thursday, a rare trip abroad in defian...

Potential US military restructuring in Europe could pose challenges, US general says

The Pentagon's deliberations about restructuring parts of the U.S. military, including potentially giving up the United States' role as the head of NATO forces in Europe and merging commands, could...

Struggling to meet NATO goal, Italy mulls stretching defense budget

Italy is considering including police and coastguard services in its defense budget so it can point to a quick increase in security spending as its struggles to meet U.S.-led NATO targets, two gove...

South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law, election looms

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, ushering in an election after it upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law that spark...

German military to order loitering munitions for first time, sources say

The German military will be armed with loitering munitions, or exploding drones, for the first time, two defense ministry sources said Thursday — as Berlin tries to catch up with a technology that ...

Global stocks, and yields, nosedive as US tariffs fan trade war fears

World markets were left reeling Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs. Tap for the full brief.

Military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal, France says

France's foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if world powers were unable to quickly reach a new agreement with Iran over its contested nuclear program then a military confrontation seemed "al...

Hundreds of thousands flee as Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza “security zone”

Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a new...

Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for “protectorate”

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their Turkish allies on Thursday of trying to turn the country ...

EU plans countermeasures to new US tariffs

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described U.S. President Donald Trump's universal tariffs as a major blow to the world economy and said the European Union was prepared to respond...

Russians fight to clear Kursk as Ukrainians hold monastery

Moscow's troops were waging fierce battles on Thursday in Russia's western Kursk region against Ukrainian forces, including hundreds holed up in a monastery, in an effort to rout them from Kyiv's l...

With US absent, China steps in for earthquake-hit Myanmar

On Thursday night, Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing stood astride a jeep, touring columns of saluting soldiers as fighter jets shot flares and helicopters buzzed overhead in an annual display o...