Defense
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if automakers raise prices due to tariffs, says he believes it will make people buy American-made cars
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in advance of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters President Donald Trump in an interview with NBC News on Saturday that he would not fire anyone involved in the Signal group […]
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Close call reported between Delta flight and Air Force jet near Reagan National
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER). Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images A Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. CNN first reported the close call between the Airbus A319 that was departing Reagan and an Air Force T-38 jet, […]
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Europe wants to pour billions of dollars into its own defense companies — but market watchers say it may not be able to shut American firms out
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that […]
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Trump administration is reviewing how its national security team sent war plans to a magazine editor
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks next to President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The White House said Monday it was reviewing how the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine was accidentally added to a group text in which people […]
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Pentagon to brief Musk on top-secret plan for potential war with China, NYT reports
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk, U.S. President Donald Trump’s close ally, is due to be briefed on Friday by the Pentagon on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might […]
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European leaders push for even more defense spending — despite plans for $867 billion ‘ReArm’ package
Ukrainian army soldiers of the 22nd brigade during tank training as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on October 29, 2023. Diego Herrera Carcedo | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The European Union has plans to step up its defense spending in a big way — but some leaders want it to go even […]
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ThyssenKrupp’s warship division says its market could triple as defense spending surges
Thyssenkrupp marine systems CEO Oliver Burkhard (4h R), German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (6th R) and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s State Premier Manuela Schwesig (8th R) during their visit of a shipyard of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems that will build military submarines on Jan. 17, 2025 in Wismar, Germany. Morris Macmatzen | Getty Images News | Getty Images […]
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‘Buy European’: Airbus and others call for sovereign fund and higher Europe tech autonomy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after a European Union leaders’ special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. Stephanie Lecocq | Reuters Airbus and over 90 other European companies and lobby groups have called on the European Commission to create a sovereign infrastructure […]
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Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 19 killed
Yemen’s Houthi followers take part in a tribal parade held against the United States-led aerial attacks launched on sites in Yemen, and solidarity with Palestinians, on January 22, 2024, near Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images At least 19 were killed as U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis […]
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U.S. tariffs could thrust Germany into recession, central bank governor says
The German parliament building, the Reichstag, which has been the seat of the Bundestag since 1999. Fhm | Moment | Getty Images U.S. tariffs could push Europe’s largest economy into a recession, German central bank President Joachim Nagel warned Thursday, as Berlin faces a debate over the potential overhaul of its fiscal policies. “Now we […]
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