Albania, wary of Russia, reopens Soviet-era air base to NATO

NATO member Albania, which has no fighter jets of its own, opened a rebuilt Soviet-era air base to serve NATO aircraft on Monday amid an increased threat from Russia, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. ...

Pressure mounts for inquiry into Israeli troops firing on Gazans waiting for aid

Pressure mounted on Israel on Friday over the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid in an incident during which its soldiers fired at the crowd, with several countries backing a U.N. call for an i...

Navalny buried in Moscow as thousands chant his name

Thousands of Russians chanted Alexei Navalny's name and said they would not forgive the authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

US lawmaker threatens to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan documents

The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee moved ahead on Thursday with a bid to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for withholding documen...

Kenya, Haiti sign agreement allowing police deployment

Kenya and Haiti signed a security deal on Friday that Nairobi hopes will satisfy a domestic court's objections to its plan to send 1,000 police officers to lead a U.N.-approved mission aimed at tac...

Fighting returns to capital of Ethiopia's Amhara region

Ethiopian government forces battled militiamen on Friday in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar, the regional administration and residents said, in the first fighting there since the early ...

Russian man who smuggled military technology to Russia pleads guilty in US court

A Russian man pled guilty on Thursday to U.S. charges that he smuggled large quantities of American-made, military-grade microelectronics to Russia, top U.S. justice officials said in a statement. ...

Pentagon leak defendant Jack Teixeira to plead guilty

Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is expected to plead guilty to charges related to his alleged leaking of classified military information on a social media platform ...

Dozens killed waiting for aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000

Gaza health authorities said more than 100 Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces as they waited for an aid delivery on Thursday, but Israel challenged the death toll and said many of the vi...

US watching Moldova’s Transnistria after separatists ask Russia for help

The United States is closely watching the situation in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria after the unrecognized statelet asked Russia for help, State Department spokesperson Matthew Mil...

US considers airdropping aid into Gaza as land deliveries slow, US official says

The United States is considering airdropping aid from military planes into Gaza as land deliveries become increasingly difficult, a U.S. official said Wednesday. Tap for the full brief.

Russian court rejects appeal by American detained on treason charge

A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a Russian-American woman against her detention on a treason charge. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine repels Russian attacks but situation is difficult, top general says

Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops from the village of Orlivka, west of Avdiivka, but the situation on the eastern front remains difficult, Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said...

Police from US, Mexico, Guatemala to collaborate on border security

The United States, Mexico and Guatemala will create a trilateral working group focused on security, law enforcement and border infrastructure, the three nations said on Wednesday.

Italy getting further away from NATO 2% defense spending target, minister says

Italy's military budget is set to shrink again this year, taking the country further away from a NATO target of spending at least 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense by 2028, Italian Defe...