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US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military's Central Command published a black-and-white video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a helicopter onto the MT Wila.
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CENTCOM boss expects a long-term troop presence in Iraq
Despite defeating the physical ISIS caliphate, Gen. Frank McKenzie says U.S. troops will be on the ground deterring ISIS for years to come.
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Taliban warns Kabul against attacks on prisoners freed as part of Afghan peace talks
Ahead of an upcoming release of Taliban detainees held in Afghan prisons, the insurgent group warned the government in Kabul on Tuesday against any attacks on those released, saying such incidents would jeopardize the peace talks.
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Russia warns it will see any incoming missile as nuclear
Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday.
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Ex-Green Berets sentenced to 20 years for failed Venezuela attack
A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former U.S. Special Forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a blunder-filled beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicolás Maduro.
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Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
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Afghan council frees 400 Taliban prisoners to set up peace talks laid out in deal with US
The move looks to bring the United States a little closer to bringing home its troops and ending its longest military engagement.
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Pentagon not confirming any plans to halve US troops in Afghanistan by the election
The Pentagon is not expecting the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to drop by half in the next three months.
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5 things to know as Hiroshima marks 75th A-bomb anniversary
Today is the 75th anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima.
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The race is on to replace NATO’s early-warning aircraft fleet
The alliance plans to spend $1 billion for a final service life extension of the planes, which would keep them flying until 2035.
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Trump says US generals feel Beirut blast was likely an ‘attack’
President Donald Trump said U.S. military generals have told him that they “seem to feel” the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, was a “terrible attack” likely caused by a bomb.
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