Senate Circumvents Tuberville’s Blocks on Military Confirmations The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, getting past Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blocks on military nominations by holding a full vote of the body.... United States
Nagorno-Karabakh: Local Armenian Reps. Meet with Azeri Side Armenian leaders from Nagorno-Karabakh met with Azerbaijani officials on Thursday to discuss the dissolution of their unrecognized state, with Azerbaijan’s president saying that the 'reintegration of the Armenian population of Karabakh, restoration of infrastructure and organization of activiti... Military
Trump Pledges to Send Troops to Border If Reelected On Wednesday, former Pres. Donald Trump said he would deploy thousands of troops currently stationed overseas to the US-Mexico border if he's reelected.... Military
South Korea: 17 US Soldiers Detained for Drug Trafficking On Wednesday, South Korean police announced they had arrested 17 American soldiers for smuggling synthetic marijuana through the US military's postal service and distributing it to at least two US army camps based in Gyeonggi Province between February and May 2022.... Crime & Justice
At Least 6 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday that six Palestinians had been killed in a 24-hour period after Israeli troops conducted raids in the West Bank and confronted demonstrators in Gaza. At least three of those killed were claimed as Palestinian fighters.... Military
Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Genocide, Urges Unity Against 'Russian Aggression' Making his first in-person speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing genocide and called on world leaders to unite against 'Russian aggression.'... Military
UN: Crimes Against Humanity Continue in Ethiopia A report published by the UN on Monday has claimed that war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to occur in Ethiopia — despite the state's government and regional forces in Tigray agreeing to a truce nearly a year ago.... Social issues
Report: Evidence Suggests Ukraine Responsible for Deadly Donetsk Strike A New York Times investigation published on Monday concluded that the evidence 'strongly suggests' that Ukraine was responsible for a Sept. 6 attack on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk that killed at least 15 civilians — one of the deadliest attacks of this year.... Military
Missing F-35 Jet's Wreckage Located The US military said on Monday evening that the debris of a missing F-35 fighter jet had been discovered in South Carolina, one day after the Marine Corps mysteriously lost track of it.... Military
Taiwan Urges China to Stop 'Continuous Military Harassment' Taiwan's defense ministry has called for Beijing to end its 'continuous military harassment' after 103 Chinese military aircraft were reportedly spotted in the waters separating the two nations between Sunday and Monday.... World
Ukraine Claims Recapture of Another Village Near Bakhmut Ukraine said it has recaptured the village of Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region, marking what appears to be its second significant advance in a number of days.... Military
Sudan Conflict: Iconic Khartoum Skyscraper Engulfed The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC) Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Sudan's capital, caught fire on Sunday during violent clashes between the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).... Military
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Sign Sahel Security Pact Military juntas of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso signed a security pact on Saturday that binds the three African countries to support each other against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression.... Politics
Kremlin: US Waging War Against Russia by Controlling Ukraine Military Actions The US is pursuing a war against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov alleged on Sunday as he commented on the US' possible supplies of longer-range missiles to Ukraine.... Politics
Ukraine Claims Recapture of Donetsk Village Ukraine claimed to have recaptured Andriivka on Friday — a village in Donetsk roughly 10 km (6 miles) south of the Russian-occupied city Bakhmut.... Ukraine-Russia
Dominican Republic Closes Borders with Haiti The Dominican Republic on Friday closed all land, air, and sea borders with neighboring Haiti as a dispute over the construction of a canal on the Haitian side of a shared river has worsened.... Politics
Report: Yemen's Houthis Visit Saudi Arabia for Ceasefire Talks A delegation of Yemen's Houthi rebels arrived in Riyadh on Thursday at the invitation of Saudi Arabia to continue ceasefire talks aimed at ending the long-running war in Yemen, according to Houthi and Saudi news sources.... Politics
Israeli Strikes Hit Multiple Targets in Syria Syrian state media reported on Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes hit multiple targets in Syria, including the coastal city of Tartous and the southern Hama region, killing two Syrian soldiers and wounding six others.... Military
Explosion Kills 5 Palestinians During Gaza Protests An accidental bomb detonation killed at least five Palestinians and injured more than 20 during a protest along the Israel-Gaza demarcation line on Wednesday.... Military
UN: At Least 13 Mass Graves in Sudan's Darfur The UN Joint Human Rights Office has received 'credible reports' that at least 13 mass graves exist around the West Darfur city of El Geneina, claimed Sudan's UN envoy Volker Perthes as he announced his resignation on Wednesday.... Crime & Justice
US to Withhold $85M in Military Aid to Egypt Over Political Prisoners According to a congressional notification obtained by US Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the US plans to withhold $85M in military aid to Egypt due to its failure to meet US conditions on freeing political prisoners. The US Dept. of State letter set out that the funds will instead go to Taiwan an... Politics
Russian Air Defense Destroyed in Further Attack on Crimea, Claims Ukraine In the second major attack on Crimea in two days, Ukraine on Thursday claimed to have destroyed a Russian air defense system on the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.... Military
Niger: France Reportedly in Talks for Possible Withdrawal On Tuesday, France's ambassador to Mali and Senegal — citing unnamed sources — announced that France and Niger's military are in talks to “partially” withdraw the 1.5K French troops stationed in the West African nation.... World
Mali: Dozens Killed in Clashes With Tuareg Rebels According to the Malian military, 10 soldiers and 46 militants were killed in fighting between the Malian army and a Tuareg rebel group in the northern town of Bourem on Tuesday.... Military
Ukrainian Attack on Crimea Damages Russian Warships Two Russian warships were reportedly damaged after Ukraine launched a missile attack on a naval shipyard in Crimea in the early hours of Wednesday.... Military
