Pentagon says troops can be exempt from shaving facial hair for a year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their…
Israeli military targets Houthi infrastructure in Hodeida airstrikes
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Israel on Tuesday launched airstrikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeida as Iranian-backed Houthi…
Israel’s military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military began its ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly closing in…
Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat…
Australia and Papua New Guinea to integrate defense forces under new security pact
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Papua New Guinea’s defense forces will be integrated under a new security…
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra said Israeli soldiers conducted a raid at his home in…
Turkey wary of Israel following airstrike on Hamas in Qatar
ISTANBUL (AP) — An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud…
Memphis mayor learned of National Guard anti-crime deployment from Trump’s TV announcement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis’ mayor said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s TV announcement the day before was…
Poland deploys planes in its airspace because of threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace Saturday…
Military airstrike on schools in western Myanmar kills at least 18 people, most of them students
BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on two private schools in a village in Myanmar has…
Russia and Belarus launch military exercise that fueled Western concerns
Russia and Belarus on Friday launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised…
Europe steps up defense as Russia tests NATO’s resolve
BRUSSELS (AP) — Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO has focused…