Taiwan's Defense Ministry Says a Large Chinese Military Force Has Been Detected near Island China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear whether it’s a formal military drill...
Taiwan Says China Has Sent Naval Ships into Nearby Waters Ahead of Anticipated Drills China’s military appears to be preparing for widely anticipated drills in response to a recent visit by Taiwan's president to...
Dwarfed by China in Shipbuilding, US Looks to Build its Defense Base to Fend off War U.S. lawmakers and experts warn that the U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity and urge action to build up...
Philippines Says China's Coast Guard Fired Water Cannons and Sideswiped Its Patrol Vessel Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol...
Biden Says the US Is 'All in' on Africa During His Angola Visit Meant to Counter China Joe Biden's visit, the first to Angola by a U.S. president, is meant to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub...
High-Ranking Military Official in China Placed Under Investigation, Defense Ministry Says He is one of five members of the body that oversees the world’s largest standing military.
3 Americans Held for Years in China Have Been Released, the White House Says Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China. Swidan had...
Southeast Asian Defense Chiefs Discuss Regional Security with US, China and Other Partner Nations Southeast Asian defense chiefs met with their counterparts from China, the United States and other nations in Laos for...
US Support for Ukraine and Israel Is Eating into Weapons Stockpiles, Indo-Pacific Commander Says Head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo cautioned that the U.S. providing or selling billions of dollars worth...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
