Israeli forces push into Gaza from north, south

Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza's northern edge on Monday to recapture an area where they claimed to have dismantled Hamas months ago, while in the south tanks and troops pushed a...

Russia widens Kharkiv front in Ukraine with small assault groups, governor says

Russia pressed its ground assault into Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Monday, attacking new areas with small groups to try to widen the front and stretch Ukraine's forces, the regional governor said. ...

Former US Marine pilot arrested in Australia unknowingly worked with Chinese hacker, lawyer says

A former U.S. Marine pilot, fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawye...

Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building “artificial island”

The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of building "an artificial island" in an escalating maritime row. Tap for th...

Before arrest in Russia, US soldier's relationship with Russian girlfriend turned bloody, wife says

Months before his arrest in Russia, U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video call from his overseas tour in South Korea to his 6-year-old daughter in Texas. Tap for the full brief.

Serbia reaffirms support for Ukraine but holds back on sanctioning Moscow

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic expressed support for Ukraine in its war against Russia after meeting Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday, but stopped short of committing to sanctions aga...

US sending Ukraine NASAMs, vehicles and ammo, official says

The Ukraine aid package includes artillery, munitions for NASAMS air defenses, anti-tank munitions, armored vehicles and small arms that can immediately be put to use on the battlefield, a U.S. off...

Israelis ready to fight with their fingernails, Netanyahu says in veiled rebuff to US

Israelis are ready to fight with their "fingernails", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday in a thinly veiled rebuff to U.S. President Joe Biden's warning that arms supplies could be ...

Turkey says it killed 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Syria

Turkish forces have killed 17 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) across various regions of northern Iraq and northern Syria, the defense ministry said Friday. Tap for the full ...

Zelenskiy dismisses head of state guard after two members accused of assassination plot

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the head of the state guards on Thursday, two days after two of its members were accused of plotting to assassinate the president. Tap for the full...

China military says it “drove away” US destroyer in South China Sea

China's military closely monitored and "drove away" USS Halsey that entered the territorial waters of Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on May 10, the Southern Theater Command of the People's ...

Indian security forces kill at least 12 Maoist rebels in firefight, official says

Indian security forces killed at least 12 Maoist rebels in a gun battle in central India on Friday, the chief minister of Chhattisgarh state said, the third major encounter in recent weeks amid ong...

Ukraine to get its first F-16 jets in June-July, says Kyiv military source

Kyiv expects to receive its first F-16 fighter jets from its Western allies in June-July, a high-ranking Ukrainian military source said on Friday. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli forces mass on Rafah's outskirts as US warns a major assault could halt arms

Israeli forces massed tanks and opened fire close to built-up areas of Rafah on Thursday, residents said, after U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces launch a...

Republican clerk, pro-Trump lawyer charged in Michigan voting-system breach

A Michigan township clerk was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday, the latest turn in a state inquiry into efforts by Donald Trump supporters to tamper with voting machines to prove his fal...