Military
The head of NATO says Turkey will vote ASAP on Sweden’s bid to join NATO
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey's leader has agreed to have Turkish parliament vote on Sweden's bid to join the defense alliance.
1 year ago
Biden is meeting King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in Lithuania
President Biden is in Europe this week. He'll first talk climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukrain
1 year ago
The world is officially ‘free’ of chemical weapons. Here’s what that means
The U.S. has destroyed the last of its stockpile of sarin nerve agent, fulfilling a decades-old obligation.
1 year ago
Penn Medicine to offer VA services at former Brandywine Hospital
Penn Medicine is also weighing the possibility of re-establishing emergency care at Brandywine Hospital “beyond the partnership with the VA.”
1 year ago
Belarus’ president says Prigozhin, who led a weekend rebellion in Russia, is in his country
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner, has arrived in Belarus.
1 year ago
The mutiny in Russia may be over. But it still damages Putin
Analysts say the serious challenge to the Russian president will diminish his authority.
1 year ago
Rebellious Wagner Group leader orders troops back to Ukraine after stunning march toward Moscow
The head of the private Russian military company Wagner says he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine.
1 year ago
U.S., China remain at odds on numerous issues as Blinken finishes first day of meetings in Beijing
U.S. officials say Secretary of State Antony Blinken was able on Sunday to secure a visit to Washington by Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during a nearly 6-hour meeting.
1 year ago
Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
Both sides in the war are rushing to evacuate residents and blaming each other for the destruction.
2 years ago
Biden attends Delaware Mass to mark 8 years since son Beau’s death from brain cancer
Beau Biden also served in Delaware’s Army National Guard, including a deployment to Iraq, where the president says he was exposed to toxic gases from burn pits.
2 years ago
Pentagon leak suspect was warned multiple times about mishandling of classified information
Justice Department lawyers made the disclosure Wednesday in a court papers urging a magistrate judge to keep Jack Teixeira behind bars while he awaits trial.
2 years ago
The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis
An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration.
2 years ago
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Paris for talks Sunday night with French President Emmanuel Macron.
2 years ago
U.S. to dock nuclear subs in South Korea for 1st time in 40 years
The dock visits are a key element of what’s called the “Washington Declaration.”
2 years ago
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
Officials say the Taliban have killed the Islamic State group militant who spearheaded the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
2 years ago