Freighter hit by missile off Yemen, sailors missing or wounded, reports say

The Greek-owned cargo ship True Confidence was hit by a missile about 50 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden on Wednesday in an attack presumed to come from Houthi forces, the ship'...

India opens new naval base near Maldives amid tense ties and with eye on Beijing

India on Wednesday opened a new naval base on its Indian Ocean island close to the Maldives, as ties with Male remain tense and New Delhi jostles anew with China for influence in the region. Tap fo...

Inside Europe's drive to get ammunition to Ukraine as Russia advances

Hundreds of Czechs and a handful of Ukrainians are working round the clock in eastern Czech Republic to transform a collection of buildings dating back to World War Two into a hub for supplying arm...

Pentagon leak defendant Jack Teixeira pleads guilty, faces years in prison

Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged with leaking classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded guilty on Monday to carrying out one of the mo...

EU aims to shift European arms industry to “war economy mode”

The European Commission will propose on Tuesday ways for the European Union to boost its arms industry so it can shift to "war economy mode" in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tap for the...

Poised for accession, Sweden joins NATO drills in reshaped north

Swedish armed forces joined NATO for exercises on Monday, contributing troops, helicopters and fighter jets as the alliance carries out its largest set of military drills since the end of the Cold ...

Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian patrol ship near Crimea

Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Gaza ceasefire talks extended in Cairo for another day, Hamas says

Hamas negotiators will remain in Cairo for another day at the request of mediators, keeping ceasefire talks going after two days with no breakthrough, an official from the militant group said on Tu...

US Air Force employee charged with disclosing classified information on dating website

A civilian U.S. Air Force employee has been charged with disclosing classified defense information to a woman he met on a foreign online dating platform, the Justice Department said on Monday. Tap ...

China drops “peaceful reunification” reference to Taiwan, raises defense spending by 7.2%

China will boost its defense spending by 7.2% this year, fueling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping's 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan...

US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as mediators to seek truce deal

The United States on Saturday carried out the first of what it said would be a series of humanitarian airdrops of food into Gaza, as aid agencies warned of a growing humanitarian disaster in the Pa...

US tells citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” after violent weekend

The United States called for its citizens to leave Haiti "as soon as possible" after an escalation of violence over the weekend, which saw 15,000 more people flee their homes and armed men break th...

Germany investigates eavesdropping on officers after Russian media play recording

Germany said on Saturday it was investigating an apparent eavesdropping of a call, after Moscow said a recording of German officers showed them discussing weapons for Ukraine and a potential strike...

Islamic State group IED blast kills one Iraqi soldier north of Baghdad

A roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army patrol north of Baghdad on Friday, killing one soldier and wounding four others, the defense ministry said in a statement. Tap for the full brief.

Greece seeks key role in EU defense after Red Sea mission, minister says

Greece, host of the headquarters of the EU operation to shield ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, hopes to play a more central role in ensuring security of the 27-nation bloc, the defense mi...