The announcement came after ​President Daniel Noboa had said his ‌government ⁠would conduct joint operations with the U.S. and other allies, framing the effort as “a new phase against narco-terrorism and illegal mining.

Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power. Security forces are patrolling streets and

Shares opened sharply higher in Asia on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street, as South Korea’s Kospi took back the 12% it had shed a day earlier. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 jumped 4.4%. U.S. stocks rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the American economy.

A Pakistani man charged with plotting a political assassination in the U.S. is testifying in his defense at his attempted terrorism trial. Asif Merchant is accused of trying to hire hit men to kill

Israel warned residents to immediately leave a swathe of south Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering them to move north of the Litani River on the third day of full-blown hostilities with ‌the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.

UK police arrested three men accused of assisting China’s foreign intelligence service — one of whom is married to a sitting Labour member of parliament — highlighting Britain’s ongoing challenge to counter Chinese security threats only weeks after Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the country.

The F-35, which is flown by many countries, had previously only logged missile and drone interceptions until now.

Nahuel Gallo, an Argentine military police officer, is urging the international community to push Venezuela to free 24 foreigners still in detention