Talks to end US-led coalition in Iraq may take till after US elections, source says

Talks between the United States and Iraq on ending the U.S.-led military coalition in the country may not be concluded until after U.S. presidential elections in November, a senior Iraqi government...

India says it uncovers trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

India said it had uncovered a "major human trafficking network" which lured young men to Russia with the promise of jobs only to force them to fight in the war in Ukraine. Tap for the full brief.

German military still behind in manpower, equipment despite funding surge, official says

The German military still lacks sufficient equipment and personnel despite a 100 billion euro special fund set up following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the Parliamentary Commissioner for th...

Anti-Kremlin fighters launch cross-border attacks into Russia from Ukraine

Armed fighters purporting to be Russian citizens who oppose the Kremlin said they carried out cross-border incursions into western Russia from Ukraine using tanks on Tuesday, but Moscow said it had...

Internet personality Andrew Tate brought to Romanian court on new UK arrest warrant

Internet personality Andrew Tate was arrested for 24 hours in Romania on a British warrant, his PR representative said on Tuesday, and the Bucharest Court of Appeals was set to decide on whether to...

Three dead in Texas crash of US military helicopter on border patrol

A National Guard helicopter assigned to patrol duty along the U.S.-Mexico border crashed in Texas on Friday, killing two soldiers and a U.S. Border Patrol agent who were aboard and injuring another...

US, Jordan airdrop more aid to Gaza, US military says

The United States and Jordan carried out a new airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza's Palestinians on Sunday, parachuting in more than 11,500 meals, the U.S. military said. Tap for the full brief.

US, UK, France down dozens of Houthi drones after attack on merchant vessel, warships

U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted a bulk carrier and U.S. destroyers in the region, t...

Israel reviewing reports Hamas' military No 2 killed in Gaza strike

Israel was checking Monday if Hamas's second-highest military leader died in an air strike, media said, as talks stumbled to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war to coincide with the Muslim holy mont...

Kremlin declines comment on report US prepared for Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine

The Kremlin on Monday declined to comment on a CNN report that the United States began preparing rigorously in late 2022 for Russia potentially striking Ukraine with a nuclear weapon. Tap for the f...

Polish president says NATO members should spend 3% of GDP on defense

Poland's president will propose during a visit to the United States that NATO members spend 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, he said Monday. Tap for the full brief.

US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security

The U.S. military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added U.S. forces to bolster embassy security, as the Carib...

US to build temporary port to deliver Gaza aid

The U.S. military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea, President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union speech on Thursday. Tap for the fu...

US conducts strikes in Yemen, downs Houthi drones

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it conducted self-defence strikes on Thursday against four mobile Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) and one Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Houthi-...

Two civilians killed in Turkish air strike in northern Iraq, security sources say

Two civilians have been killed in a Turkish air strike in the mountainous Sheladiz area of northern Iraq's Duhok province, two Iraqi security sources said Friday. Tap for the full brief.