The US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its strike group began joint exercises in South Korean waters on Monday as Washington and Seoul continue to dramatically expand their military cooperation. A few hours before the drills began, North Korea fired two short-range...
Hungary's parliament on Monday voted to ratify Finland's NATO membership, bringing the alliance one step closer to significantly expanding on Russia's border. Hungary's National Assembly approved Finland's NATO bid in a vote of 182 to 6. Finland has already amended...
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Biden is committed to staying in Syria following a series of attacks on US bases and US airstrikes in the country. "Here's what's not going to change ... the mission and ISIS is not...
US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) is seeking $3.5 billion more than what President Biden has requested for his 2024 military budget, Defense News reported on Friday. The other five US military commands are also asking for more than what Biden has allocated for them,...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine's counteroffensive can't begin until the US and other Western countries send more weapons and ammunition. When asked about a potential counteroffensive in an interview with the Japanese newspaper...
French President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic adviser has told China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, that Paris is willing to work with Beijing to find a "peaceful solution" to the war in Ukraine. "France is ready to make joint efforts with China to facilitate the cessation...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has acknowledged that US sanctions on Iran have created a "real economic crisis" in Iran but haven't changed the behavior of the government. "Our sanctions on Iran have created real economic crisis in the country, and Iran is greatly...
The US and the EU concluded their first-ever joint naval exercises on Friday as the Western powers are stepping up military cooperation that is aimed at China. While most EU members are NATO allies of the US, this marks the first time the US formally conducted joint...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Moscow will deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus at the request of Minsk. Announcing the decision, Putin compared the move to NATO's nuclear sharing program, under which there are US nuclear weapons deployed to...
Three American bases in Eastern Syria were targeted with rockets and drones on Friday. One American soldier was injured in the attack. The American bases came under fire after the US carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria. The violence in Syria escalated on Thursday...
