Review the day’s key developments in defense and global affairs with SOFREP’s Evening Brief – Friday, May 23, 2025.

The U.S. and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after ...

For the first time since World War II, Germany has deployed troops abroad — and it’s a powerful statement. Chancellor Friedrich Merz traveled to Lithuania to mark the formation of the 45th Armored ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is 'aware' of criticism over a gender imbalance in his Cabinet, a government spokesman said ...

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded on X to the post of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about the ...

Russia and Ukraine exchanged heavy volleys of attack drones overnight, with Ukraine’s Air Force saying it downed 112 of 128 ...

Germany and its NATO partners are ready to defend every inch of the Alliance’s territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on ...

Trump’s goal for the continent may be coming true, as allies increase their defense spending. Mr. Brooke has traveled to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Friday that democracy needs to be defended against those who attack it "from ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

The German Chancellor denied the view that the US government is losing interest in attempts to find a solution through negotiations ...

Germany has reinforced its military presence in Lithuania under NATO's banner to counteract Russian threats. Chancellor Merz, ...