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In this screenshot from a video provided by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, left, speaks with residents of Oleshky during their evacuation to a safe area amid a local ceasefire connected to a humanitarian aid mission in Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.

Hundreds evacuate Ukrainian city of Oleshky as part of Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire

Mike Brest · October 30, 2026 5:03 pm

n this Jan. 13, 2020, photo, U.S. Soldiers stand while bulldozers clear rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq.

US Army conducted rare test of mass burial capabilities, not used since Korean War, at Fort Bragg

A woman walks past empty fresh-food refrigerators

Military investigating refrigerator and freezer outages affecting commissaries as possible cyber attack

U.S. Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in the U.S. Strategic Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026.

Air Force adds two ‘nonhostile’ fatalities to Middle East tally since start of Iran war

President Donald Trump walks by to answer reporters' questions before he boards Air Force One.

Trump mistakenly refers to ousted Lt. Gen. Sylvia as a woman when questioned by press: ‘She’s got problems’

House Intelligence leader calls latest Havana syndrome assessment a ‘cover-up’

Mike Brest January 10, 2025 6:26 pm

Two US agencies break with rest of intelligence community on Havana syndrome

Mike Brest January 10, 2025 1:16 pm

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In valedictory remarks, Austin calls his 50-nation donor group ‘the arsenal of Ukrainian democracy’ and warns the world must not ‘flinch, falter, or fail’

Jamie McIntyre January 10, 2025 7:39 am

The detained Eagle S tanker, which damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea last month, off the coast of Porvoo, Finland, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Finnish authorities deemed the tanker that's part of the fleet carrying Russian oil as not seaworthy after inspections onboard. Photographer: Roni Rekomaa/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Underwater espionage: How attacking undersea cables became a new form of warfare

Mike Brest January 10, 2025 7:00 am

China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ telecom hack has sent shockwaves through the US intelligence community

Jamie McIntyre January 10, 2025 5:25 am

Pentagon announces $500 million aid package to Ukraine ahead of Trump transition

Mike Brest January 9, 2025 12:15 pm

A winter storm on Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C., shut down federal offices and schools as Congress certified the 2024 presidential election results Monday, four years after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to halt the certification of the 2020 election results.

Secret Service overrides FAA rules to allow surveillance drones for inauguration

Emily Hallas January 9, 2025 12:04 pm

Iranian general admits they were ‘defeated very badly’ in Syria

Mike Brest January 9, 2025 11:22 am

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In Germany, Austin announces what could be final substantial US aid package for Ukraine

Jamie McIntyre January 9, 2025 7:15 am

H.R. McMaster says ‘100% chance’ Israel targets Iran’s nuclear facilities

Mike Brest January 8, 2025 2:47 pm

Pentagon files appeal to halt Guantanamo Bay 9/11 plea deals

Mike Brest January 8, 2025 11:08 am

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While Trump hints at military action to reclaim Panama Canal and acquire Greenland, tariffs remain his weapon of choice

Jamie McIntyre January 8, 2025 7:35 am