US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China‘s national defense minister Tuesday morning, in…

New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals. Navy will fall short

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on…

US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines

[ad_1] ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS…

US military veteran accused of having explicit images of a child apparently joined Russian army

[ad_1] BOSTON — A U.S. Air Force veteran who fled a charge of possessing sexually explicit…

Top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine support

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified…

The US Army will hold combat training in the Philippines to hone skills as maritime tensions rise

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines…

UN chief appoints former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as UN special envoy for Myanmar

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on…

US braces for retaliation after attack on Iran consulate — even as it says it wasn’t involved

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Shortly after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate building…

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

[ad_1] HONOLULU — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank…

Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months

[ad_1] MOSCOW — A court in Russia on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be…