Tag: Military and defense
Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve as a floating base for...
EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?
Nearly 19,000 children traveling alone were stopped at...
Texas church gunman likely planned mass shooting for months
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The man who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 appeared to have been planning...
UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...
Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve as a floating base for...
Texas church gunman likely planned mass shooting for months
<p>SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The man who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 appeared to have been planning...
On Holocaust Day, Netanyahu issues warning about Iran
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged the world not to revive the troubled international nuclear deal with Iran as he opened...
Review: In ‘Moffie,’ brutal intolerance in ’80s South Africa
The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country's system of apartheid,...
Battle for Yemen desert city now a key to Iran, US tension
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The battle for an ancient desert city in war-torn Yemen has become a key to understanding wider tensions now...
Russia to boost ties with Pakistan, supply military gear
<p>ISLAMABAD — Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Moscow and Islamabad will boost ties in the fight against terrorism, with Russia providing unspecified military...