Tag: Military and defense
Iran hard-liners target sole moderate in presidential debate
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's seven presidential candidates offered starkly different views Saturday in the country's final debate, with hard-liners describing those seeking ties with...
Trial begins for Marine accused in soldier’s hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — To hear a military prosecutor tell it, U.S. Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez was tasked with smashing open the bedroom door of a...
Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence...
Boston Pops July Fourth live show returning, with changes
BOSTON — The Boston Pops traditional Fourth of July live show is returning this year but with some significant changes, the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled...
US begins shifting Afghan combat operations outside country
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has already begun conducting combat operations and surveillance in Afghanistan from outside the country's borders, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...
Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near
JERUSALEM — In what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not leaving the...
US hits alleged financing ring linking Yemen’s rebels, Iran
The U.S. leveled sanctions Thursday against a Yemeni network that the U.S. government claims was cooperating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards to illicitly transfer tens...
Late-night military training rattles some in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The U.S. Army has apologized after late-night military training exercises this week in Bloomington caught some residents by surprise with low-flying...
2 Palestinian officers reported killed in West Bank shootout
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the West Bank town...