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WASHINGTON — As Gaza buries its dead and starves under siege, the Trump administration has quietly signed off on a 6.7 billion dollar surge of US weapons for Israel, adding new attack
Donald Trump is building a 250-foot Independence Arch on the Potomac, a White House grand ballroom, and more — a vanity construction campaign running alongside sinking approval ratings and a fractured rural base.
The US Army is seeking nearly $123 million in fiscal year 2027 funding for the development and testing of the Blackbeard Ground Launch hypersonic missile, a rapidly emerging weapons program designed to
Iran has signaled that Russia could emerge as a central player in deciding the fate of Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpile if nuclear negotiations with the United States move into a substantive phase,
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran still considers the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran to be in effect despite mounting regional tensions, warning that the ceasefire
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Friday that mines and maritime obstacles remain present in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, warning that vessels passing through the narrow waterway must coordinate directly
Sergei Naryshkin said Thursday that Russia continues to pursue what he described as diplomatic solutions to the conflict in Ukraine, even as Russian forces intensify battlefield operations and steadily advance westward across
The Kremlin said Thursday that international demand for Russian energy resources remains high despite sweeping Western sanctions and mounting efforts by the US and its allies to curb Moscow’s oil and gas
Russia will deepen technology partnerships with friendly nations while accelerating the creation of independent industrial systems outside Western control, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, framing technological sovereignty as one of Moscow’s defining
There are dominant pitchers, and then there is Paul Skenes right now. The Pittsburgh Pirates superstar looked nearly unhittable yet again Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies, striking out the first six
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached a rare point of strategic consensus on Iran, with the White House announcing Thursday that both leaders agreed Tehran “can never
The United States has temporarily suspended troop rotations across parts of Europe in a move that is already sending shockwaves through NATO capitals and raising new questions about Washington’s long-term military commitment
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