US Naval Academy ends race consideration in admissions

In a policy reversal in line with President Donald Trump's views, the U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions as the elite military school had long done to raise i...

Myanmar military still bombing towns despite earthquake crisis, rebels say

An armed resistance movement against Myanmar's military-run government criticized the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has kil...

China conducts military patrol in South China Sea, warns Philippines

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila, which disputes some of Be...

French nationalist Le Pen convicted of graft, barred from running for president in 2027

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was banned from running for public office for five years after being convicted on Monday of embezzlement, a political watershed that ruled her out of the 2027 ...

Moldova expels diplomats after accusing Russia of helping MP escape jail term

Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats on Monday after it accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to prevent him being jailed in a case over illegal political...

Sweden announces more Ukraine military aid worth $1.6B

Sweden announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 16 billion crowns ($1.59 billion) on Monday, the biggest package to date from the Nordic country, saying it wanted to help Kyiv strength...

Israel violates Lebanon ceasefire with Beirut strike

Israel's air force conducted a strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Friday, a Reuters reporter said. Tap for the full brief.

Ukrainian gas firm reports damage as Russia violates energy ceasefire

A Russian drone attack has damaged warehouses owned by Ukraine's state gas producer in the central region of Poltava during a truce on energy strikes, officials said on Friday, while the company sa...

US federal immigration agents detain doctoral student at University of Alabama

U.S. federal immigration agents detained a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, the university said in a statement to media on Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

US Senator Sanders to force Senate votes on blocking arms for Israel

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Thursday he would force votes next week on resolutions that would block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, citing the human rights crisis faced by Palestinian...

US demands more in latest Ukraine mineral deal draft, sources say

The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained b...

Satellite images show new Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite imag...

Four policemen, two militants killed in firefight in India's Kashmir

At least four police personnel and two militants were killed in a gun battle in India's restive territory of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday, as troops searched for heavily armed men ...

Romania to acquire warships to strengthen NATO eastern flank

Romania's Supreme Defence Council on Friday approved a plan to add new small warships to its fleet, part of wider efforts to strengthen its role in the Black Sea and on NATO's eastern flank. Tap fo...

Ukraine launches new incursion into Russia’s Belgorod

Several Russian military correspondents said Friday that Ukrainian troops were inside Belgorod — and engaging Russian forces there. Tap for the full brief.