The Pentagon said Friday it would withdraw 5,000 troops from NATO-ally Germany in the next 6-12 months. Germany’s defense minister said a drawdown was expected as he emphasized the countries’ shared interests. 

In its quest to unite the self-governing island of Taiwan with mainland China, Beijing has considered – and practiced – a blockade of the Taiwan Strait.

The U.S. has indicted ten current and former government officials in Mexico on drug trafficking charges. But President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo insists that Mexico will conduct its own investigation. 

Nepali fighters captured by Ukraine offer intel – for militaries, and for families back home.

Citizens of Ghana, Kenya, and several other African nations are ending up on the front lines in Ukraine as Russia looks overseas to bolster its armed forces.

Lebanese people displaced by war have been on an emotional roller coaster. A ceasefire has been extended, but fighting in the south hasn’t ended. Even as families yearning for home prepare to return, despite the uncertainty, they are warned not to take the risk.

The “Antares” Pavlohrad search-and-rescue canine unit in Ukraine finds people, but its work also helps team members deal with the war’s tribulations.

For years, the business-friendly United Arab Emirates had sought regional normalization. Now, after being targeted by Iran, it is pushing the United States to demand greater concessions from Tehran, and is pressing its neighbors to cooperate militarily.

Amid wars with Iran and Hezbollah, Israelis still very much want an independent state commission of inquiry to learn the truth about the failure to prevent the Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israel’s top court has given the Netanyahu government more time.

It’s planting season for farmers in Southeast Asia. The global fertilizer shortage could not have come at a worse time. Later, U.S. consumers will feel the impact, too.

In India, a group that advocates for Muslim women finds itself caught in the crossfire of the broader debate over a Uniform Civil Code, a sweeping reform that could redefine India’s approach to religious liberty. 

Ukraine’s cultural institutions are targets of the Kremlin’s war. That has made the security of the country’s cultural cache a priority among museums.