Russian troops recently suffered their worst month for casualties since the war with Ukraine began almost three years ago, the head of Britain's armed forces said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he okayed a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time Israel has admitted involvement.
The White House will spend its remaining $6 billion of Ukraine funding before Trump's presidential inauguration in January, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said, warning of the global risks of ending US support for Kyiv.
Netanyahu's diplomacy with Putin has effectively prevented Russia from arming Iran with advanced defense systems, ensuring Israel's strategic advantage.
Russia downed 34 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow, the defense ministry said, in the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022.
A wave of Israeli strikes on east and south Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 33 people, the health ministry said, as Israel intensified its air campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah.
A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said.
North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul said.
Gunmen killed 15 people in an attack on a northwest Nigerian village, officials confirmed, amid reports of a newly arrived jihadist group operating in the area.
The US aims to send a "small number" of contractors to Ukraine to help maintain advanced weapons like the warplanes and air defense systems provided to Kyiv, a US defense official said.
The Sudanese foreign ministry accused paramilitaries of causing at least 120 civilian deaths over two days in Al-Jazira state where fighting has raged since last month.
Europe has increased defense spending since Russia invaded Ukraine, but its defense capacities, including military manpower, are still insufficient, a think tank warned.