The Russian military lacks enough troops for a major breakthrough in Ukraine despite recent battlefield gains, the top U.S. military commander in Europe said this week.
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, on Friday afternoon, according to the South’s military.
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again denied that her country has exported any weapons to Russia, as she labeled outside speculation on North Korea-Russian arms dealings as “the most absurd paradox.”
Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area.
The city of Itoman on Okinawa is working to create a virtual tour of Todoraki Cave, a deteriorating landmark that provided shelter to refugees and others in the final days of World War II. Ikemiya Shokai Co. Ltd, a printing and scanning company, is developing the 3D tour ahead of next year’s 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa.
The Army remains on track to deliver a “composite” missile-defense battalion that will become part of an integrated defense system for Guam, the commander of 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command said Wednesday.
Nagisa Bashi Cafe provides the perfect pit stop for beachgoers seeking sustenance and relaxation before a day at Zushi Beach on Sagami Bay, west of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.
A U.N. resolution sponsored by Germany and Rwanda to establish an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs has sparked protests and a strong lobbying campaign against its adoption by Serbia’s president and the Bosnian Serb leadership.
The South Korean city of Suwon is a beautiful mix of modernization and history, symbolized by Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and the imposing wall that surrounds it.
Cambodia and China have begun military exercises as questions grow about Beijing’s increasing influence in the Southeast Asian nation. Some 1,315 Cambodian military personnel and 760 Chinese are participating in the regular “Golden Dragon” ground and sea maneuvers, including three Chinese and 11 Cambodian ships.
A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham has been unveiled at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, where it will stand on behalf of his native North Carolina. The bronze sculpture of Graham, an adviser to presidents and known as “America’s Pastor,” replaces one of an early 20th century governor. Graham died in 2018 at age 99.
A family member of the Army reservist who killed 18 people in Maine’s deadliest shooting said she and her husband told a deputy a month before the mass shooting that her brother-in-law still had access to weapons, despite his deteriorating mental health.
Navy leaders on Thursday said they are pushing for more access to high schools as the service faces another recruiting shortfall this year and recruiters across the military complain of limited admission to campuses.
Scorching temperatures set numerous records across South Florida on Wednesday, and historically hot conditions for mid-May will persist through the weekend.
The last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures. The sheer violence of five shots targeted at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico merely for doing his job had a whole continent worried ahead of the June 6-9 polls.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday granted a full pardon to former Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was convicted last year of killing an Air Force veteran during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.
President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war when he speaks at Morehouse College’s commencement. Last month’s announcement of the speech ignited calls for the university, a center of Black politics and culture, to cancel the event.
Dozens of measures to improve health care, job training and homeless programs offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs were introduced Thursday as a single legislative package that some lawmakers predicted will advance quickly through Congress.
A study of interactions between military doctors and patients of various ranks confirms that people with higher status get resources at other people’s expense.