US Disputes Claim Syria Strike Killed Dozens of Civilians
The Pentagon denied Wednesday that large numbers of civilians were killed in a March strike by a Syrian mosque, acknowledging ...
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China Slams Pentagon Report On Overseas Military Bases
Beijing on Wednesday dismissed as "irresponsible" an annual US Defense Department report that predicted China would expand its global military ...
Trump Urges Arab Unity In Call To Saudi Arabia’s King Salman
US President Donald Trump has called the king of Saudi Arabia to urge Gulf unity amid an escalating dispute over ...
Trump Throws Ties With Key Ally Qatar Into Crisis
In a series of morning tweets, President Donald Trump threw Washington's relations with Doha into deep crisis on Tuesday and ...
Qatar Crisis Has ‘no Impact’ On US Military Operations
A Saudi-led move to isolate Qatar has had "no impact" on US military operations in the emirate, nor is any ...
New York Times and Washington Post Loom Large In the Age of Trump
Through a drumbeat of almost daily scoops and leaks, The Washington Post and The New York Times have emerged as ...
Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea
China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ...
US, Australian Officials Warn of Returning Foreign Fighters
Top US and Australian officials on Monday warned battle-hardened and angry foreign fighters may return to Southeast Asia from the ...
Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence Pyongyang, ...
Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies will ...
US Assures Turkey Over Arming Kurds In IS Fight
The US military offered assurances to Turkey on Thursday over supplying arms to Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State group, ...
Coalition Forces Reinforce At Key Tanf Garrison In Syria
US-led coalition forces in Syria are reinforcing their garrison near the crucial Al-Tanf border crossing amid a buildup of pro-government ...
Japan, US Conduct Joint Naval Drill Off Korean Peninsula
A pair of US aircraft carriers and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint drill in waters off the Korean peninsula ...
As NKorea Threat Grows, US Plans Next Anti-ICBM Test In 2018
The US military will follow up its experimental shoot-down of an intercontinental ballistic missile by firing two interceptors simultaneously at ...
North Korea Warns of ICBM Launch
North Korea warned on Wednesday that it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the ...
N. Korea Prepared For New ICBM Test
North Korea warned Wednesday it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the US successfully ...
’40 Killed Or Injured’ In Massive Kabul Diplomatic Quarter Blast
At least 40 people were killed or wounded Wednesday as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the ...
Massive Blast In Kabul Diplomatic Quarter
A massive blast rocked Kabul's diplomatic quarter during the morning rush hour on Wednesday the latest attack to hit the ...
US Begins Sending Arms To Kurdish Fighters In Syria
The United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, ...
US Military To Test Anti-ICBM System In Landmark Trial
The US military is due Tuesday to fire an interceptor rocket at an intercontinental ballistic missile in a first-of-its-kind test ...