Tuskegee Airman recalls struggles amid Trump’s DEI purge
AURORA, Colo. — With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit dying at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory carry on despite sometimes…
Trump and Putin spoke for more than an hour as U.S. seeks Russian sign-off on plan to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON — President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a lengthy phone conversation on Tuesday as the White House pushes for Russia to sign off on…
U.S. envoy visits Moscow for talks on cease-fire that a Russian official says would help Ukraine
An envoy of President Trump arrived Thursday in Moscow for talks on an American-proposed 30-day cease-fire that Ukraine has accepted, but a senior Russian official…
Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t freed Saturday
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip and resume the fight against Hamas if…
Macron urges Israel to accelerate troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon | Politics News
France’s Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign head of state to visit Beirut since Joseph Aoun was elected as Lebanon’s president.French President Emmanuel Macron has…
Ukraine’s president calls Trump ‘strong and unpredictable’
KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” which can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorses women in combat jobs
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used a speech at West Point to forcefully endorse having women in combat roles and emphasize the military’s obligation to…
Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia
MANAUS, Brazil — President Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one…
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Donald Trump is calling former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most prominent Republican critics, a “war hawk” and suggesting she might not…
Putin orders third increase in Russian troop numbers sInce Ukraine invasion | Military News
Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers.Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the…
Princess of Wales returns to public view after cancer diagnosis
LONDON — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first public…
Ukraine parliament passes mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers | Russia-Ukraine war News
General tells parliament Russian forces outnumber Kyiv’s soldiers up to 10 times on the battlefields in the east. Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill to…
Former U.S. military leaders assess 2021 troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 of 8 | Retired Gen. Mark A. Milley (L) and Ret. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie testify during a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C. Both men…
Ukraine rationing ammunition. Yet House Republicans take weeks to mull aid
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian drones fly without ammunition. Russian artillery unleash deadly volleys from safe positions beyond the range of Kyiv’s troops. Shortages of ammo and supplies…
Biden meets families of three U.S. troops killed in Jordan
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on a gray, chilly Friday…