Dozens of Afghan Military Sites Fall in May Offensives | Taliban score major gains ahead of planned talks
SecDef Austin Says Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Slightly’ Ahead of Schedule
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said the Afghanistan withdrawal process is "slightly" ahead of schedule. "I can report to you today that the retrograde is proceeding on pace, indeed slightly ahead of it," he told the House Appropriations subcommittee on...
China Tells US It Should Scale Back Military Presence to Ease Tensions
US military activity in Chinese-claimed waters has stepped up under Biden
Report Faults IAEA Safeguards for Not Tracking Smaller Amounts of Material
Report Faults IAEA Safeguards for Not Tracking Smaller Amounts of Material | Media report makes report on general safeguards about Iran
US Tells Russia It Won’t Rejoin Open Skies
The Biden administration has informed Russia that the US will not rejoin the Open Skies Treaty, an arms control agreement that allows unarmed surveillance flights over participating countries. The Trump administration withdrew from the treaty last year. Russia had...
Biden Won’t Extend Trump Waiver for US Oil Company in Northeast Syria
Trump reversed his decision to withdraw from Syria in 2019 to ‘keep the oil’
Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Claims Responsibility for Secret Island Base
The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen took credit for an airbase that is being built on a small island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Bab el-Mandeb Strait The existence of the base was first reported by The...
Biden’s Top Asia Official Says US Engagement With China Is Over
Kurt Campbell says competition will now define US-china relations
Report: US Could Leave 600 Marines in Afghanistan to Guard Embassy
The US wants hundreds of Turkish troops to stay at the Kabul airport
IAEA Chief Misleadingly Claims Iran’s Enrichment Is ‘Like’ a Bomb-Making Country
IAEA Chief Misleadingly Claims Iran’s Enrichment Is ‘Like’ a Bomb-Making Country | Iran is still not enriching uranium to weapons-grade nor attempting to make arms