US military flies missing American out of Syria
The U.S. military on Friday flew a missing American citizen out of Syria this week, after the stunning fall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. Travis Timmerman was transferred to U.S. forces in...
View ArticleTrump says Russia-Ukraine peace may be harder than Middle East
President-elect Trump on Monday expressed confidence that he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine but also stressed that it would be difficult and possibly harder to solve than the conflict...
View ArticleTerrorism victims push Congress on relief funding
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View ArticleDemocratic senators introduce defense bill amendment to block GOP transgender...
A large group of Democratic senators introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Monday that would ensure the right for the children of service members to access...
View ArticleThe Hill's Changemakers: Ella Milman, mother of freed US hostage Evan...
Ella Milman was undaunted: She would return her son from captivity in Russia. “We just have to be patient, and optimistic,” she told ABC News in March 2024, a year after her son, Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleRussian general accused of chemical weapon use killed by Moscow bomb
A top Russian general in charge of Russia's nuclear defense forces was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden inside his scooter. Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed the death of Lt. Gen. Igor...
View Article2 charged in deadly drone attack on US soldiers in Jordan
The U.S. on Monday charged two Iranian officials in a scheme that contributed to a deadly January drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan. The Department of Justice (DOJ)...
View ArticleNetanyahu says Israel will occupy border territory in Syria for now
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his forces will for now occupy territory they had seized over the border in Syria. Netanyahu, who spoke in a video address from Mount...
View ArticleWhy shooting down mystery drones carries big risks
The buzz around the mysterious flurry of drones above New Jersey and other nearby states has prompted some officials, including President-elect Trump, to call for the U.S. military to shoot down the...
View ArticleChina's corruption problem has blunted military modernization efforts, US says
The Chinese military is struggling to contain corruption issues across its ranks, an issue that threatens to undermine its modernization efforts, a Pentagon report said Wednesday. The congressionally...
View ArticleSenate passes annual defense bill
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View Article5 takeaways from Putin's annual press conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin talked for more than three hours during an annual news conference in Moscow on Thursday, discussing key topics including the war in Ukraine, his interest in dialogue...
View ArticleGOP seeks ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran with nuclear clock ticking
Republican lawmakers want a return to "maximum pressure" on Iran in the second Trump administration and are widely open to the idea of strikes on Iranian nuclear sites if it’s the only way to prevent...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune victims dealt setback in Congress
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View ArticleAustralia to extradite former Marine pilot who worked in China
Australia has agreed to extradite a former Marine pilot whom the U.S. has accused of training Chinese pilots more than a decade ago. Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus confirmed in a statement...
View ArticleUS targets China with probe into semiconductor industry
The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive action against Chinese technology out of national...
View ArticleDenmark to boost Greenland defense amid Trump comments
Denmark announced a major new package to boost the security of Greenland in a move the Danish defense minister called "ironic" because it came just two days after President-elect Trump called for U.S....
View ArticleIsrael launches wave of strikes on Yemen in retaliatory attack on Houthis
Israeli forces on Thursday launched a massive barrage of strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen in the latest exchange of attacks between Israel and the Iranian-backed rebel group. The Israeli military...
View ArticleRussia cautions against 'hypotheses' in Azerbaijan Airlines crash
Moscow on Thursday warned against speculation that Russian air defenses may have caused the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan this week that killed 38 people. Kremlin spokesperson...
View ArticleFinland seizes ship carrying Russian oil after undersea cable cut
Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying oil for Russia in relation to the recent cutting of an undersea cable connecting electricity to Estonia as concern mounts over ships disrupting power and gas...
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