The U.S. had nearly 1,000 military personnel in the eastern part of Syria in early 2024. Recent reports suggest that amid the growing tension in the region, additional resources and soldiers have made their way to the civil war-torn country.

Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to release three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and are now facing charges of extremism. It also refused to transfer their case to a different court, even as the defense alleged a conflict of interest.

The Navy’s largest installation in Italy failed to notify its military personnel and their families that the base had the service’s highest rating for potentially excessive levels of an odorless, colorless gas linked to lung cancer, a Defense Department Inspector General investigation has revealed.

A NATO military base is now under construction in Lithuania near its border with Russian ally Belarus that is set to house thousands of German troops when it’s completed in 2027.

Indonesia and Australia on Tuesday finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the neighboring nations’ ability to operate their militaries in each other’s territory.

Germany is leading the European Union push to produce one-fifth of the world’s semiconductors by 2030, with the bloc seeking to build up capacity following Covid-era disruptions and as the relationship between Washington and Beijing deteriorates.

Iranian authorities on Tuesday closed down the last language institute certified by the German Embassy, local media said, in retaliation for the shuttering of Islamic centers in the European country.

Russian sources say Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia as Kyiv’s incursion enters its third week.

 Taiwan’s military has conducted live-fire drills, launching several surface-to-air missiles in response to growing military pressure from China.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing any major breakthrough for a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that “time is of the essence” even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain.

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer steamed into Tokyo Bay for a stop on its first deployment in five years.

Israel’s demand for lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected, threatens to unravel cease-fire talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old war, freeing scores of hostages and preventing an even wider conflict.

Okinawa prefecture’s capital city will evacuate 1,400 people next month while Japanese troops disarm and remove a suspected U.S. bomb left over from World War II.

President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, saying, “I gave my best to you” and basking in a long ovation that reflected the energy released by his decision to cede the stage to Vice President Kamala Harris.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus.

A North Korean soldier crossed the heavily guarded southeastern border Tuesday and has been handed over to South Korean authorities for investigation, according to the South’s military and media reports.

The husband of a 19-year-old pregnant woman who went missing two weeks ago is being held by the military in pretrial confinement in Hawaii, the Army said.

Kai Liam Nix, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Liberty, N.C., has been indicted on charges of having lied to military authorities about his association with a group that advocated overthrowing the U.S. government and of trafficking firearms.

U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and potentially shape the outcome of the election.