WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president’s son’s claim that he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied defense efforts to scuttle the prosecution charging Hunter Biden with lying about […]
Amid increasing suspicion of China’s aggression, the leaders of the United States and Japan are touting an “enhanced” security agreement. “Our alliance we have with Japan is purely defensive in nature,” President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden press conference Wednesday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “It’s not aimed at any one nation […]
A witness testifying about a 2022 incident that left one person dead and four others stabbed had trouble remembering what exactly he saw during testimony last week. Nicolae Miu of Prior Lake, Minnesota, has been charged with killing Isaac Schuman, 17, in a fight that took place on the Apple River in Wisconsin. According to […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. Congress also approved $400 million on Saturday to counter the Chinese government’s influence in the region, as part of its Defense Appropriations […]
How partisan and savage was the House’s kangaroo committee on the Capitol incursion? Run by a cadre of far-left Democrats and NeverTrumper Republican Liz Cheney, it was bad enough that Chris Miller, acting defense secretary at the end of former President Donald Trump’s administration, said he was threatened into remaining silent. In an interview with […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court Wednesday in Los Angeles, where he is accused in what prosecutors call a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant lifestyle. President Biden‘s son has pleaded not guilty to the nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. He’s […]
PARIS — France will soon be able to deliver 78 Caesar howitzers to Ukraine and will boost its supply of shells to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs for ammunition to fight Russia‘s full-scale invasion, the defense minister said Tuesday. Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said at a news conference that an agreement was reached among France, Ukraine […]
BEIJING — China on Tuesday announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan ($222 billion), roughly mirroring the rise of the last year. Tensions with the U.S., Taiwan, Japan and neighbors who share claims to the crucial South China Sea are […]
Russia’s defense industry “significantly increased” production output last year, primarily by expanding its workforce to 3.5 million people, boosting production lines and bringing idle manufacturing capacity back into service, British officials said Friday. The production of crucial artillery rounds by Russia rose sharply in 2023 and will likely increase further this year, the officials said […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday faced pointed criticism from lawmakers on Capitol Hill over his failure to notify the White House and Congress about his hospitalization last month. Mr. Austin was rushed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Jan. 1 after suffering complications arising from his prostate cancer diagnosis, which he […]
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