French President Emmanuel Macron has once again said NATO should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine despite the risk of direct war with Russia, which could quickly turn nuclear. Macron sparked an uproar when he first made the comments about NATO troops deploying...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday reaffirmed his opposition to arming Ukraine with Taurus missiles, which have a range of over 300 miles and could be used to hit targets deep inside Russia. Scholz said sending Taurus missiles would be "irresponsible" and that...
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed on Thursday the presence of US Army Special Forces soldiers in Kinmen, a group of islands that are controlled by Taiwan but located just off the coast of mainland China. Some parts of the Kinmen islands are just 2.5...
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an "obstacle to peace" and called for new elections in Israel. "As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me: The Netanyahu coalition no...
Four US Army vessels carrying about 100 American troops departed Virginia on Tuesday with equipment to build a temporary port on Gaza's coast, AFP reported. US officials say the idea of the port is to get more aid into Gaza, where the entire population is facing food...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday refuted a report from POLITICO that said President Biden was considering conditioning military aid to Israel if it invades Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip city that's packed with 1.5 million Palestinians. "We’re not...
President Biden has requested a record $895 billion in military spending for the 2025 fiscal year. Of that amount, about $850 billion will go to the Pentagon, and the remaining funds will go to other US federal agencies for military programs, including the Energy...
The White House announced on Tuesday that the US is sending a new $300 million arms package to Ukraine that includes more cluster bombs, which are notorious for killing and maiming civilians. The arms package is the first for Ukraine to be announced since December 27,...
This week, a committee in Idaho's House of Representatives will take up the Defend the Guard Act, legislation that would prohibit the state's National Guard from being deployed to combat zones without a formal declaration of war from Congress. Idaho's Senate has...
The US launched a series of missile strikes against targets in Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Monday as the US bombing campaign against the Houthis continues. US Central Command said it conducted six strikes and claimed it destroyed "an unmanned underwater...
