Security
Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit on Monday, as Xi made a rare visit to Pyongyang in a likely attempt to reassert Beijing's unique influence over its socialist neighbor.
Ukrainian drone company’s Wall Street debut points to new era in U.S.-Ukraine defense ties
When Swarmer, a Ukrainian drone company, listed on the Nasdaq this spring, the move drew attention well beyond the small circle of investors willing to bet on another defense-tech startup.
Trump hopeful that Iran and Israel will stop shooting at each other as violence reemerges in Mideast
President Trump told Iran and Israel to "immediately stop" attacking each other on Monday as the two countries traded their first military strikes since a ceasefire took hold in early April.
Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire two months ago, threatening to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war.
Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.
Trump’s troop reversals in Europe could cost millions and have left soldiers in limbo, officials say
The U.S. military is waiting for clarity from the Pentagon following President Trump's back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe, upending the lives of military personnel and potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars, two U.S. defense officials told The Associated Press.
Trump calls for military to accelerate use of AI while protecting Americans
President Trump issued a memo Friday that calls for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence, while acknowledging the need to protect civil liberties and maintain oversight over autonomous weapon systems.
Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list
After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers now have a ceiling and worry for the future generation of female military leaders.
Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31
The Department of Defense announced on Friday a significant reduction in the number of religious affiliations it officially recognizes.
American who helped China gather secrets pleads guilty
An American who worked for Beijing state media pleaded guilty on Thursday to acting as an unregistered agent of China in helping obtain secrets for the Chinese intelligence service.
War of words: Iran, CENTCOM offer competing accounts of Gulf naval interaction
Iranian and U.S. authorities issued disparate accounts of a tense naval interaction this week, in which Tehran says its forces repelled an attempt to break through the country's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Zelenskyy proposes further peace talks with Putin in open letter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed deeper peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a combative open letter on Thursday, hoping that face-to-face interactions could generate momentum for a diplomatic solution after four years of war.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Israel's air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
China’s Xi making first visit to North Korea in years
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang this week, both countries announced Friday.
FBI, MI5 warn against stepped-up Chinese military spying
Chinese military intelligence services are using Western professional networking platforms and online job sites to obtain secrets, according to a threat notice issued by the FBI, Britain's MI5 security service and three other allied security agencies.
Israel, Hezbollah trade attacks despite ceasefire, threatening peace deal between U.S., Iran
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire again on Thursday despite the announcement of a new ceasefire agreement with the government of Lebanon the day prior, further threatening the chances of a negotiated end to the U.S.-Iran war.
Kim visit to new nuclear fuel facility highlights failures of U.S. denuclearization efforts
Kim Jong-un toured a new nuclear fuel facility, state media reported Thursday, the latest symbolic and highly public evidence of North Korea's decades-long defiance of international denuclearization pressures led by the U.S.
