Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a ‘positive response’ from Hamas
JERUSALEM — A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip…
National Guard troops from Mississippi, other states arrive in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington…
A New Zealand soldier admits to espionage in historic military court case
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has…
Trump sends destroyers to Venezuela coast to combat drug cartels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as…
New Zealand soldier admits attempted espionage in country’s first spying conviction
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has admitted…
Kim Jong Un vows nuclear expansion amid South Korean-US drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed…
South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in Sudan
RENK, South Sudan — As a young man in the mid-1980s, Daud Mahmoud Abdullah left his home in…
North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a…
Mississippi sends National Guard troops to DC for Trump federal crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops…
New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they’re discharged
WASHINGTON — The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump…
Black mayors see drop in violent crime with new strategies
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and…
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part…