Defense
Justice Department brings charges in thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
An Iranian man picks up a newspaper with an image of the U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, published on its front page in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 7, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Department of Justice on Friday charged an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill then-candidate […]
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Europe cannot finance Ukraine war if Trump pulls U.S. out of the conflict, Hungary’s Orban warns
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends ADF Talks as part of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) at NEST Congress and Exhibition Center in Antalya, Turkiye on March 01, 2024. Emin Sansar | Anadolu | Getty Images Europe alone cannot shoulder the financial strain of supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Hungarian leader Viktor Orban […]
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of U.S. election
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing missiles that flew 400 km after lifting off at around 7:30 a.m. from Sariwon, just south of the capital Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, November 5, 2024. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters North Korea on Tuesday fired multiple short-range ballistic […]
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Taiwan reports rise in Chinese military activity as U.S. election nears
Taiwanese Coast Guard personnel work on a vessel off the coast of Nangan Township, in the Matsu Islands on Oct. 15, 2024, a day after China conducted the “Joint Sword-2024B” military drills around Taiwan. Daniel Ceng | AFP | Getty Images Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including […]
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U.S. flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North’s missile test
The United States flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea’s military said. North Korea on Thursday tested the newly developed Hwasong-19 ICBM, which flew higher and stayed in the air […]
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North Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ missile, but experts say it’s too big to use in war
A 24-hour Yonhapnews TV broadcast at Yongsan Railway Station in Seoul showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and his daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae (L), observe a test launch of new intercontinental ballistic missile “Hwasong-19” at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Kim Jae-Hwan | SOPA Images | LightRocket | […]
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to stop watching, start acting on North Korea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s allies to stop “watching” and take action to tackle the presence of North Korean troops in Russia before they […]
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North Korea launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S.
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty Images North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday in its first test in almost a year of a weapon […]
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Modi and Xi agree to resolve differences, boost India-China ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024. China Daily via Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Wednesday to boost communication and cooperation between their countries and resolve conflicts to help improve ties that were damaged by a […]
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Russia says it has no intention of abandoning Iran as it faces Israel’s wrath
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of an international forum “Interrelation of times and civilizations – basis of peace and development” dedicated to the 300th anniversary of poet Magtymguly Fragi’s birthday in Ashgabat on October 11, 2024. […]
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