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Americas
Hegseth Announces ‘Major’ Defense Partnership with Indonesia
US Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a defense partnership with Indonesia following a meeting with the Southeast Asian nation's defense minister at the Pentagon.
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Africa
Scores Killed in Airstrikes in NE Nigeria: Locals Amnesty
Dozens of people died in airstrikes in Nigeria as military aircraft hunted Boko Haram jihadists, Amnesty International said Sunday.
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Middle East
Iran Guards Threaten to Trap Enemies in ‘Deadly Vortex’ in Hormuz
Iran said on Sunday that security forces had the Strait of Hormuz shipping bottleneck under full control, warning that enemies would be trapped in a "deadly vortex" in the case of any miscalculation.
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Arms
German Defense Giant Rheinmetall Expands Into Cruise Missiles
Rheinmetall said Monday that it would start making cruise missiles for the first time as it announced a partnership with Dutch firm Destinus.
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Middle East
Ankara Says Israel Seeks to Declare Turkey ‘New Enemy’
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan said on Monday that Israel "cannot live without an enemy" and its government was now trying to portray Turkey as one.
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Asia Pacific
Philippines Accuses China of Poisoning Disputed Waters
The Philippines accused Chinese fishermen on Monday of pouring cyanide in the Spratly Islands, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea.
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Americas
Trump Orders US Navy to Block Hormuz Strait After Iran Talks Fail
President Trump ordered the US Navy to block the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender nuclear ambitions.
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Americas
US-Iran Talks Fail to Find Deal but Gulf Truce Holds for Now
Iran and the US failed to strike a deal to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities.
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Europe
Ukraine, Russia Trade Mass Easter Truce Breach Barbs
Ukraine and Russia accused each other of violating a truce in place for Orthodox Easter thousands of times.
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Africa
Over 20 Villagers Killed by ‘Bandits’ in Nigeria
Twenty-one people were killed in clashes with "bandits" in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state after villagers refused to pay them money.
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