Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to urge Washington to recognize Moscow‘s interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. Putin also said that Russia stands ready to negotiate a potential prisoner exchange that would free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained last […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military conducted new airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said Friday. American forces destroyed four explosive-loaded drone boats and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missile launchers Thursday that could target vessels in the Red Sea, the U.S. military’s Central Command said. “They presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Donald Trump amassed another win at a Republican caucus held Thursday in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where officials flouted several GOP party rules, including holding the contest earlier than allowed. The caucus is the third Republican contest held this election season with delegates at stake, with Trump receiving 73.98% of […]
A new report from the Washington Post claims that U.S. military forces in Jordan likely did not detect the approach of the drone that ended up killing three American troops last week, noting there wasn’t an air defense system located on-site that possessed the capabilities of taking it out, according to the initial assessment […]
Pentagon officials won’t say how long they intend to continue striking Iran-backed proxy forces in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, but insist they haven’t planned for an open-ended campaign and don’t want to see the fighting escalate. On Monday, Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters at the Pentagon that nearly 85 targets in Syria […]
U.S. and British warplanes have been regularly striking Houthi targets in Yemen for nearly a month, but that campaign still “cannot ensure safe passage” for commercial ships sailing through the Red Sea, according to a leading maritime intelligence firm. A “threat update” from the intel firm Ambrey earlier this week said that the American-led offensive […]
A retired Green Beret who helped Afghans escape the Taliban during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is raising objections to a Biden nominee. Joe Biden has nominated a person who was in charge of the visa program to be the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. Retired Army Lt. Colonel Scott Mann served multiple tours in Afghanistan. […]
Iran said Monday it will stage joint naval exercises with Russia and China by the end of the year as tensions in the region escalate over attacks by Yemen-based Houthi forces on commercial ship traffic and U.S. strikes on hostile Tehran-allied militia forces in Iraq and Syria over the weekend. On Monday, the head of […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the United States government is on an “unsustainable fiscal path” Sunday as the national debt has ballooned to record levels. “In the long run, the U.S. is on an unsustainable fiscal path,” Mr. Powell said in a “60 Minutes” interview on CBS. “… And that just means that […]
BEIRUT (AP) — A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters late Sunday, in the first significant attack in Syria or Iraq since the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes over the weekend against Iran-backed militias that have been targeting its forces in the region. The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led […]
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