Trump's Pick as NATO Ambassador Says US Commitment to the Alliance Is 'Ironclad' Matt Whitaker, an acting attorney general in Trump’s first term, told senators that a key part of his mission would be to...
Russia Relishes Trump-Zelenskyy Spat and Accuses Ukraine and European Allies of Warmongering The Kremlin was quick to cast the White House encounter as a proof of Zelenskyy’s reluctance to negotiate an end to the three...
UK to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer Says 2 Days Before Trump Meeting The U.K. currently spends 2.3% of gross domestic product on defense, and the government had previously set a 2.5% target...
Trump Expresses Hope Russia's War in Ukraine Is Nearing an Endgame as He Meets with France's Macron Trump, in broad-ranging comments on the state of the conflict, said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept...
A Worried NATO Holds Large-Scale Combat Drills as the US Stance on Europe Shifts Under Trump NATO members continued their largest combat exercises of 2025, testing their ability to rapidly deploy large-scale forces on...
Polish President Says US Assures Him it Won’t Reduce Troop Levels as He Revives 'Fort Trump' Idea The Trump administration has not announced any plans to pull forces out of the region, but has said Europe must do more to...
Europe Tries to Muscle up as US Plots Mediation to Help End Russia's War in Ukraine Finnish President Alexander Stubb laid out three phases: “pre-negotiation,” ceasefire and long-term peace talks.
NATO Tests New Deployment Model Without US Ahead of Ukraine War Anniversary NATO is testing its ability to rapidly deploy across eastern Europe — without direct U.S. assistance — as Washington shifts...
US Defense Chief Suggests Ukraine Should Abandon Hope of Winning All Territory Back from Russia Addressing allies, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that President Trump is determined to get Europe to assume...
Britain Navigates Rough Transatlantic Waters as Trump Roils the 'Special Relationship' Britain spends 2.3% of GDP on defense and says it will increase that figure to 2.5%.
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base The new military zone is located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas and will be transferred from land overseen by the...
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated...
Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. The Iranians "were very nice. They gave us warning," Trump told reporters. "They said, 'We're going to shoot 'em. Is one o...
Fort Bragg Officer and Ex-Wife Accused of Murdering Adopted Children Now Behind Bars Warrant Officer Anthony Rivera, 36, of Fayetteville, and his former wife Danielle Kennedy, 36, of Arizona, were charged May...