Germany Says Sanctions Against Syrian War Crimes Suspects Must Stay But People Need Relief Germany is one of several countries that imposed sanctions on the Assad government over its brutal crackdown on dissent.
Trump's Words on Greenland and Borders Ring Alarms in Europe, but Officials Have a Measured Response Several officials in Europe emphasized their belief that Trump has no intention of marching troops into Greenland.
Sweden Embarks on a Sober Search for More Cemetery Space in Case of War The preparedness guidelines have been put in a new light by Sweden's decision to join NATO and tensions with Russia in the...
As Russia Threats Loom, Finland's People Are Learning to Shoot Back People in Finland have been left unsettled by expansionist neighbor Russia, and inspired by its recent ascension to NATO...
EU Seeks Assurances from Syria's New Leaders in Exchange for Dropping Sanctions The EU's top diplomats said they want guarantees from members of Syria’s interim government that they are preparing for a...
Israel Will Close its Ireland Embassy Over Gaza Tensions as Palestinian Death Toll Nears 45,000 The decision came in response to what Israel’s foreign minister has described as Ireland’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.”
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...
![Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency expert holds a crisis preparedness brochure.](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-12/ApNewsroom_Sweden_Church_War_Preparedness_26419.jpg?itok=pmSZGbro "Jan-Olof Olsson, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) expert at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) holds a yellow crisis preparedness brochure titled "In case of crisis or war," which was distributed to all Swedish households, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Karlstad, Sweden. (AP Photo/Mimmi Montgomery)")
