US assets in Middle East positioned for ‘highly kinetic’ war, ex-Pentagon official warns
The U.S. is in position for a "highly kinetic" campaign against Iran after launching one of its largest recent military...
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Cartels outgun police: Rocket launchers seized in El Mencho raid spotlight CJNG firepower
Mexican forces seized rocket launchers capable of shooting down aircraft during the operation Sunday that killed cartel boss Ruben "Nemesio"...
Iran unrest escalates as gunfire, tear gas hit universities amid looming US strike
Tensions flared Sunday across Iran as anti-government protests reignited at major universities and in the streets of Tehran, with reports...
Israelis keep suitcases packed and ready as Trump weighs potential Iran strike decision
For more than a month, Michal Weits has kept suitcases packed by the front door of her house in Tel...
Trump gives Iran 10-day ultimatum, but experts signal talks may be buying time for strike
President Trump said in June he would decide "within the next two weeks" whether to strike Iran. He made the...
What Does Trump Want With Cuba
Cuba is spiraling into a humanitarian crisis. The country’s long-standing economic and political turmoil reached new heights this week as...
More U.S. Troops Are Headed to Nigeria
The Trump administration is increasing the U.S. military’s presence in Nigeria, where decades of American military assistance has coincided with...
US thwarted near-catastrophic prison break of 6,000 ISIS fighters in Syria
EXCLUSIVE: This was the kind of prison break officials say could have changed the region, and perhaps even the world,...
Terror sponsor Iran gets UN leadership overseeing Charter principles
Iran has been elected vice-chair of the United Nations Charter Committee, a body tasked with examining and strengthening the principles...
UN Security Council moves up session on Gaza, West Bank ahead of Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace meeting
The United Nations Security Council will convene a high-level meeting Wednesday to address the fragile Gaza ceasefire and Israel’s expanding...
Philadelphia Could Elect Its First Muslim Congressman. He’s Not Sure Where He Stands on Israel.
Sharif Street is something of an anomaly. A Democratic state senator running for Congress, he’s angling to replace retiring Rep....
Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?
A warehouse that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to convert into a detention center for immigrants in Roxbury, N.J.,...
Russia sentences American to 4 years for allegedly trying to take Kalashnikov rifle stocks: report
An American was sentenced Tuesday to four years in jail in Russia for allegedly trying to fly out of an...
U.S. Sent a Rescue Plane for Boat Strike Survivors. It Took 45 Hours to Arrive.
The conditions were treacherous in the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles off the Mexico–Guatemala border. There were gale-force winds and...
Air Force Maintenance Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars
They call them “box cutters,” but everyone on the flightline knows what the term really means. The blades slide out...
