Security
Blinken blasts GOP senators' hold on diplomatic nominees, says 'it's irresponsible'
Republican senators are endangering U.S. national security and harming America's reputation abroad by blocking dozens of would-be ambassadors and diplomatic nominees from confirmation, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.
Top official in Justice Department's criminal division to depart
The head of the Justice Department's criminal division is leaving at the end of July after two years of overseeing work that ranged from corporate fraud prosecution to war crimes investigations.
House, Senate defense bills have amendments to declassify UFO documents
Lawmakers are pushing for more transparency on the government's UFO documents, with additions to an annual Pentagon policy bill.
U.S. sending fighter jets, warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures
The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
It would be 'treason' if Robert Malley leaked secrets, GOP leader says
Friction between the White House and Republicans over the Biden administration's top Iran policy official heated up over the weekend, with a key GOP member of the House saying it "would be treason" if special State Department Iran envoy Robert Malley is found to have leaked classified secrets to foreign adversaries.
Chinese hackers took email data in breach hitting U.S. government, cyber agency says
China-linked cyberattackers stole email data in a hack hitting the U.S. government earlier this year, according to cybersecurity professionals.
Moscow cracking down on insubordinate army generals
Moscow has begun sacking commanders of military units involved in the fighting in Ukraine as part of a growing crackdown on high-level insubordination against top officials in the Defense Ministry.
Bridge to Crimea is crucial to Russia's war effort in Ukraine and to asserting Moscow's control
The bridge connecting Crimea and Russia carries heavy significance for Moscow, both logistically and psychologically, as a key artery for military and civilian supplies and as an assertion of Kremlin control of the peninsula it illegally annexed in 2014.
Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny
More mercenaries from Russia's Wagner military contractor rolled into Belarus Monday, a monitoring group said, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month's short-lived mutiny.
Russia blames Ukraine for attack on key Crimea military supply bridge that kills 2
Vehicle traffic on the single bridge that links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea and serves as a key supply route for the Kremlin's forces in the war with Ukraine came to a standstill Monday after one of its sections was blown up, killing a married couple and wounding their daughter.
Traffic on key bridge from Crimea to Russia's mainland halted after attack that kills 2
Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland was halted on Monday after one of its sections was blown up in what Russian officials said was a Ukrainian attack that also killed a married couple and injured their daughter.
Sen. Tom Cotton: Taxpayers shouldn't fund Pentagon's 'abortion tourism,' DEI policies
A key Senate Republican said Sunday that it was President Biden, not congressional conservatives, who was guilty of playing politics with the troops, days after the House pushed through a massive $886 billion Pentagon policy bill containing several policy riders targeting what critics say are "woke" military policies under Mr. Biden.
U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he'll quit government and stand down as a lawmaker
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Sunday he plans to resign at the next Cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job.
Putin says Russia has 'sufficient stockpile' of cluster bombs as Ukraine gets its own from U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Russia has a "sufficient stockpile" of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia "reserves the right to take reciprocal action" if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons.
Palestinian gunman opens fire on a car in the occupied West Bank, wounding 3, including 2 girls
A Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding three Israelis, including two girls, Israeli authorities said. The suspect fled the scene of the shooting, but he was later captured.
Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking
The first phase of Ukraine's counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare. Apart from claiming that its troops are edging forward, Kyiv has not offered much detail on how it's going.
Hypersonic or just overhyped? Amid Russian failures, U.S. doubles down on super-fast missiles
The long-awaited battlefield debut of hypersonic weapons was largely a bust. But experts say it had much more to do with who pulled the trigger than underlying problems with the technology itself.
U.S., Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships stage law enforcement drills near South China Sea
U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with China.
Tom Brady's health and fitness guru eyes creating 'superhumans' for Pentagon
Promises of transformative military technology were around every corner at the recent Special Operations Forces Week conference, but few compared to upgrading human beings.
After leak of secret documents, South Korea to raise spying allegations with U.S.
South Korean officials said Sunday they will "come up with our response accordingly" after revelations that the U.S. reportedly spied on its close ally and gathered signals intelligence related to South Korea's internal debate over weapons sales to the U.S., and Seoul's fears that those weapons would ultimately end up in Ukraine.
