The Latest Breaking News from Lloyd Austin

Southeast Asian defense ministers called for the fighting in Gaza to cease and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the civil strife in Myanmar

US accuses North Korea of supplying military equipment to Russia for use in its war with Ukraine

Russia, Syria accused of using world’s focus on Gaza to escalate attacks in Idlib; US targets Iran-backed groups.

This blog has closed. You can see all our Israel-Hamas war coverage here and see our latest full report on the conflict here

Pentagon says it targeted training facility and a safe house in response to continued attacks on US forces.

The Pentagon and U.S. officials say the U.S. military conducted airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, hitting a training location and a weapons facility

India reiterated the need for a two-state solution to end the current Israel-Palestinian crisis, during India-United States 2+2 Ministerial meeting

India-U.S. defence ties grow, focus on countering China's aggression, promoting free Indo-Pacific, and enhancing defence industrial cooperation. Talks cover maritime security, easing tech restrictions, resilient supply chains, and joint research. India-U.S. Defence Industrial Ecosystem, INDUS-X, launched to expand tech partnership.

India and U.S. held talks to expand strategic partnership, discussing defence industrial ties, Indo-Pacific engagement and cooperation in key areas. Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin led delegation, while EAM Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh headed Indian side.