Hegseth signs memo for cuts to Pentagon civilian workforce
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pictured on Friday signing a memorandum that seeks to reduce the Department of Defense's civilian workforce by an undisclosed…
Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations
WASHINGTON — Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are…
NORAD intercepts civilian aircraft flying near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
NORAD fighter jets intercepted civilian aircraft flying near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla. File Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI | License…
Hegseth directs Defense civilian employees to comply with email on job accomplishments
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo March 3 (UPI) --…
Congress is notified by the Biden administration of a planned $8-billion weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8-billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with…
Biden giving civilian award to Jan. 6 congressional committee leaders
President Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot whom…
Syria condemns deadly Israel air strikes on ‘civilian sites’ near Damascus | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Syria’s Foreign Ministry calls for ‘urgent action’ from the UN to stop ‘Israeli aggression’ against civilians.Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on…
Russia transporting North Korean troops to front line in civilian trucks: Ukraine
Russia has begun transporting North Korean troops to the frontline of its war against Ukraine, Kyiv's military intelligence said Sunday. The two regimes have grown…
U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
WASHINGTON — In a rare, direct threat, the Biden administration has told Israel it must allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip or risk losing…
Rising death toll as Israel strikes civilian areas across Lebanon | Hezbollah
NewsFeedIsrael conducted airstrikes across Lebanon on alleged Hezbollah sites that were in crowded civilian areas. Lebanon’s health minister says at least 274 people were killed…
‘Civilian objects should not be weaponised’: UN chief on Lebanon blasts | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Devices belonging to Hezbollah explode in simultaneous waves, killing more than 20 people and wounding hundreds in Lebanon.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says civilian objects…
Putin expresses concern about civilian deaths in Gaza in meeting with Abbas | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Russian leader says his country is focused on war in Ukraine but laments ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza.Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Palestinian Authority (PA)…
Netanyahu claims U.S. is withholding weapons, blames Biden
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed the United States is withholding weapons and implied that this was slowing the offensive in the…
Russia alleges US to blame for civilian deaths, Macron for rising tensions | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has ramped up its rhetoric against the West, blaming the United States for Ukraine’s alleged use of US-supplied weapons against civilians on its soil…
Has Israel followed the law in Gaza war? U.S. due to render verdict
WASHINGTON — Facing heat over its military support for Israel’s war on Hamas, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week…
U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns, official says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault…
Israel promises to investigate killings of civilians, with few results
WASHINGTON — Hours after Israel killed seven staff members of a U.S.-based aid group in Gaza, drawing global outrage and an apology from the Israeli prime…
Biden tells Netanyahu future U.S. support for war depends on steps to protect civilians
WASHINGTON — President Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that future U.S. support for Israel’s Gaza war depends on…
Sudan army general rules out Ramadan truce unless RSF leaves civilian sites
A top general from Sudan's army has ruled out a truce in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan unless the paramilitary group it is battling…
Russian attack on civilian sites in Ukraine’s Odesa kills 14, injures 46 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has stepped up its attacks on the southern port city in recent weeks with a series of deadly drone and missile strikes. A Russian…