Mnuchin: ‘Premature to comment on sanctions’ against Saudi Arabia
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that it is premature to speak of potential U.S. sanctions against Saudi Arabia over the death of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.“It would be...
View ArticleRussian official: Trump withdrawal from arms control treaty form of...
Top Russian officials have pushed back against President Trump's plan to withdraw from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF), with the country's deputy foreign minister calling it a form...
View ArticleJordan will not renew portions of peace treaty with Israel
Jordanian King Abdullah II said Sunday that he will not renew two parts of the 1994 peace treaty between Israel and Jordan.“Baqoura and Ghumar were at the top of our priorities,” Abdullah tweeted on...
View ArticleLawmakers press Trump to keep Mattis
President Trump may have signaled that he's grown lukewarm about his Pentagon chief James Mattis, but lawmakers are urging the president not to get rid of him.Any effort to push Mattis out would be...
View ArticleGorbachev calls Trump's withdrawal from arms treaty 'a mistake'
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union, urged President Trump not to pull the U.S. out of a landmark arms control treaty, The Telegraph newspaper reported Sunday.Gorbachev negotiated...
View ArticleRussia warns of response to ‘restore balance’ if US withdraws from missile...
The Kremlin said Monday that Russia would move to develop new missiles if the U.S. does the same after withdrawing from a landmark nuclear weapons pact.Reuters reported that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...
View ArticleUS general was wounded in Afghanistan attack
The U.S. general who oversees the NATO military mission in southern Afghanistan was one of two Americans wounded in a deadly insider attack last week.A spokesman for the NATO Resolute Support mission...
View ArticleCoalition troop killed in insider attack in Afghanistan
A member of the U.S.- and NATO-led military coalition in Afghanistan was killed Monday in an attack believed to have been carried out by a member of the Afghan security forces, officials said.A...
View ArticleNavy sails two warships through Taiwan Strait
The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Strait of Taiwan on Monday in a move sure to rile China amid heightened tensions with Beijing.The operation was first announced by Taiwan’s Ministry of...
View ArticleUS-led coalition strikes another Syrian mosque used by ISIS fighters
The U.S.-led coalition in Syria on Monday struck a Syrian mosque being used by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters as a command center. The strike was the second coalition attack in less...
View ArticlePentagon: Trump, Mattis 'completely aligned' on Russia arms treaty...
The Pentagon on Monday said Defense Secretary James Mattis and President Trump are “completely aligned” on the commander in chief’s abrupt decision to announce that the country will pull out of the ...
View ArticleWarren wants probe into whether former U.S. soldiers worked as assassins for UAE
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for an investigation into whether former U.S. service members engaged in assassination attempts while working for the United Arab Emirates."If the report that...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon insists Mattis, Trump 'completely...
Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.THE TOPLINE: A landmark arms...
View ArticleUS officials contact Russian operatives in effort to prevent election...
The U.S. has reportedly begun cyber missions against Russians to try and prevent the country’s influence campaigns.The New York Times on Tuesday reported that U.S. officials have informed the Russian...
View ArticleTreasury sanctions eight for ties to Taliban, Iran militia
The Treasury Department on Tuesday targeted eight members of the Taliban and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp. Qods Forces with financial sanctions through a year-old partnership with six Middle...
View ArticleTrump: Middle East is 'a nasty part of the world'
President Trump on Tuesday referred to the Middle East as a "nasty part of the world" while addressing both the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and human rights abuses committed by Iran. The...
View ArticlePence won't say if US should maintain ban on nukes in space
Vice President Pence said Tuesday that “it’s in the interest of every nation” to ban the use of nuclear weapons in space, but did not state definitively that the current ban should be made permanent.“I...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump takes steps to punish Saudis | Pence won't rule...
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View ArticleDem senator: Trump withdrawing from arms treaty a ‘gift to Putin'
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) said Tuesday that she believes President Trump is acting in Russian President Vladimir Putin's interest by withdrawing from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty...
View ArticleTrump: 'Good chance' Space Force will move forward next year
President Trump said Tuesday night that there is a “good chance” that next year his administration would be "officially doing our Space Force."Trump said during a meeting with military leaders that...
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