Slovak Prime Minister Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt, government says

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Tap for the full brief.

Zelenskiy postpones his foreign travel, Russian infantry enters Ukraine border town

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy postponed all his foreign trips as the battlefield situation continued to deteriorate on Wednesday and Kyiv said fighting raged in the northeastern border town of Vovc...

Gaza fighting worsens, Israel asks why armed men at UN site

Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than seven-month war that has kill...

Finland to have reservists patrol border with Russia

Finland plans to change its conscription rules to allow thousands of reservists to help patrol its border with Russia should there be a sudden wave of migrants, the government said on Wednesday. Ta...

Georgian parliament passes “foreign agent” bill, prompting US anger, new protests

Georgia's parliament on Tuesday passed the third and final reading of a "foreign agents" bill, prompting a warning from the United States that if the legislation failed to meet European Union stand...

UN says Gaza death toll still over 35,000 but not all bodies identified

The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-Hamas war is still more than 35,000, but the enclave's Ministry of Health has updated its breakdown of the fatalities, the United Nations said on Mo...

Former US military intelligence official says he resigned over Gaza war

A former U.S. military intelligence official released a letter on Monday that explained to his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that his November resignation was in fact due to "...

Ukraine sees signs new Kharkiv front stabilizing, but warns of buildup near Sumy region

Ukraine's top military spy said on Tuesday there were signs the northeastern front was stabilising amid a Russian ground attack into the Kharkiv region, but warned that small Russian assault groups...

Jury selection resumes in US Senator Menendez's corruption trial

Jury selection resumed on Tuesday in U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial, over what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to help foreign governments, disrupt criminal ...

Germany needs strong military recruitment, Scholz says in conscription debate

Germany must find ways to convince people to sign up for a career in the military, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, as the country looks at conscription as a possible way to boost its long-n...

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira faces US military justice hearing

Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who pleaded guilty to leaking classified military documents on topics including the war in Ukraine, is slated to appear for a militar...

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...