U.S. announces ‘significant’ $2.2B package of air defense systems for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) as they hold a bilateral meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo ‘minimally invasive’ medical procedure
1 of 2 | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) speaks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at an arrival ceremony for Kenyan President William…
Pentagon announces $6B military aid package for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday unveiled a new $6 billion military aid package for Ukraine, which he said "highlights the strong and unwavering U.S.…
Fears over Iran retaliation strike on Israel prompt travel restrictions, Biden concerns
1 of 2 | Israelis hold placards at a protest calling for the end of the Hamas-Israel war outside the U.S. embassy branch in Tel…
Israel agrees to open aid routes in Gaza after Biden meets with Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday said Israel will open the port of Ashdod and Erez Crossing for humanitarian aid. The government also said…
Victory in Gaza only ‘weeks away,’ says Netanyahu as he courts support for Rafah offensive
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaks to a U.S. delegation in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Israel Prime Minister Office/Facebook March 28 (UPI)…
Pentagon finds no wrongdoing in handling of secretary’s hospitalization
The Pentagon on Monday released its review concerning the handling of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's recent hospitalization. Austin was hospitalized Jan. 1-5 due to…
USDA trade mission aims to strengthen ‘shared future’ envisioned between U.S., Angola
1 of 2 | U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small (R) meets with Angola's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antonio Francisco de…
US, UK strike Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea attacks by the rebels – POLITICO
Earlier this week, the spokesperson for the Houthis said the militants shot down a U.S. drone and damaged a Belize-flagged, British cargo ship in their…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was released from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License…
With Trump looming, NATO defense chiefs gather to talk Ukraine – POLITICO
Russia, of course, remains the biggest problem for most NATO countries. Not only is Ukraine in need of more Western ammunition to sustain an existential…
Lloyd Austin hospitalized for bladder issue, transfers duties to deputy defense secretary
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for the second time this year on Sunday as he received treatment for a bladder issue. File Photo by…
U.S., Britain conduct fresh round of strikes into Yemen
1 of 4 | A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off from RAF Akrotiri for air strikes in response to increased malign behavior by…
U.S. and Iraq to formally discuss withdrawing troops
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs the International Zone via helicopter after meeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 5,…
2 Navy SEALs missing off Somalia’s coast declared dead
U.S. Central Command on Sunday declared dead two missing Navy SEALs who went missing Jan. 11 during an operation off the coast of Somalia. Image…
Secretary Austin summoned to testify before House committee on hospitalization
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been summoned to testify before Congress about his recent hospitalization. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan.…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday after a two-week stay following complications from prostate cancer surgery and criticism over…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin treated for early prostate cancer
1 of 2 | U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.,…
Officials rankled over delayed reports of Austin’s hospitalization
1 of 2 | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing on President Joe Biden's security funding request for foreign…
Pentagon: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year’s Day
1 of 4 | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year’s Day following surgery, although the Department of Defense only confirmed the news…