Russia's Nuclear-Capable Oreshnik Missiles Have Entered Active Service, Moscow Says Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, as...
China Flexes Blockade Capabilities near Taiwan on Second Day of Military Drills China’s People’s Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan.
China Stages Military Drills Around Taiwan to Warn 'External Forces' After US, Japan Tensions The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn...
North Korea Says It Tested Long-Range Cruise Missiles North Korea said it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country’s nuclear deterrence, days...
Thailand and Cambodia Sign a New Ceasefire Agreement to End Border Fighting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the ceasefire announcement and urged Cambodia and Thailand to fully honor it and...
Japan's Cabinet OKs Record Defense Budget That Aims to Deter China Japan's Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to...
Zelenskyy Says He's Open to Creating Demilitarized Zone in Ukraine's Industrial Heartland Zelenskyy said the U.S. proposed the creation of a “free economic zone," which he said should be demilitarized.
Search Teams in Turkey Recover Recorders After Plane Crash That Killed Libyan Military Officials The high-level Libyan delegation was on its way back to Tripoli after holding defense talks in Ankara aimed at boosting...
Ex-Aide Says Netanyahu Tasked Him with Making a Plan to Evade Responsibility for Oct. 7 Attack A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that...
Denmark and Greenland Vow That the US Won't Take Over Greenland After Trump Appoints Envoy The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the U.S. won't take over Greenland and demanded respect for their...
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.
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...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
![North Korea](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/ApNewsroom_North_Korea_44395.jpg?itok=zhW5y1Hn "This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test of a long-range strategic cruise missile in the Yellow Sea off North Korea Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)")
