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Democrats Are Urging Trump to Re-Escalate on North Korea

On Okinawa, U.S. Bases Are Becoming Yesterday’s Battle

Army selects Lockheed, Boeing-Anduril team for next phase in IFPC Inc 2 competition

America is still fighting the wrong war Russia and China are the real threats

How al-Qaeda Ended

Twenty-five years after 9/11, coverage examines the rise, fall, and structural shift of global jihadism and al-Qaeda.

Iran says improved ballistic missile shows it will take preemptive action against threats

EU seeks to reassure a Trump-rattled Greenland with promise of a new partnership and investment

Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus, Ukraine's military intelligence says

A US commander says facing Ukrainian hunters helped his troops figure out how to use armor in a drone-heavy fight

Taiwan proposes extra $4.6 billion in defence spending for this year

Army awards $192M to Palantir and Anduril to produce TITAN system

The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok

No, Tehran is not winning

Iran ‘invited’ to join Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi Arabia's Mecca defence pact; report says proposal being ‘considered’

The Next Big Thing in the Ukraine War: Ground Drones

Exclusive | New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth’s Army Pick Makes His Mark

US reportedly weighing major troop pullback from Gulf following damage in Iran war

Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends

10 sources report the Pentagon is weighing a smaller U.S. military presence in the Gulf once the war on Iran ends.

US Navy destroyer spent four days without power last month in South China Sea

A US Navy destroyer spent four days stalled in the South China Sea following an engineering casualty last month.

China Is Opening the First Regular Cargo Route Through the Arctic

Taipei says China's traffic control order for Taiwan Strait during typhoon is 'ridiculous'

Taipei has dismissed Beijing's Taiwan Strait traffic control order during a typhoon as ridiculous amidst rising regional tensions.

US Army wants a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones

Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility

Taiwan’s biggest war games kick off on Aug 5, testing command flexibility amid sea‑blockade drills.

The US Navy is eyeing next-gen carrier-based drones. Here’s what they might do.

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Exclusive | China Aggressively Patrols Disputed Waters. Now the U.S. Coast Guard Is Moving In.

11 news sources are covering this World story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.

With Trump in His Corner, Erdogan Gets an Easier Ride From NATO Partners

Iran must develop nuclear bomb to protect 'peace and calm,' IRGC media says

Media outlets linked to the IRGC are asserting that Iran must develop a nuclear bomb to maintain 'peace and calm.'

US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel

China's most advanced aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says

China's most advanced aircraft carrier has sailed through the Taiwan Strait amid broader naval maneuvers east of Taiwan.