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America has fired nearly all its long-range stealth cruise missiles since Iran war began Feb. 28, raising concerns about weapons shortages for potential China conflict.
Lebanon's health ministry confirms six killed, two wounded in Friday Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon despite ongoing Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
Israeli troops eliminated six Hezbollah fighters in Bint Jbeil during firefight near Lebanese border, military says, testing fragile ceasefire.
Israeli warplanes hit Deir Aames three times Friday despite Trump's three-week ceasefire extension. Artillery shelling continues in Tyre district.
Israeli airstrike killed at least three people in crowded Gaza City area where police were guarding a bank, Palestinian health officials report.
Syrian authorities arrested Amjad Yousef, the primary suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre that killed dozens of civilians in Damascus during the civil war.
The U.S. military and Iran seized tankers in international waters this week while Tehran struck vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating maritime tensions.
Amal Khalil died April 22 in al-Tayri when Israeli forces hit building where she sheltered while reporting. Fourth Lebanese journalist killed in weeks.
Russian forces launched 107 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing a married couple aged 75 in Odesa and striking a foreign merchant ship in the Black Sea.