US sends second carrier group to Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war

The United States is bolstering its Middle East firepower to prevent the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas from spreading — and deter Iran from getting involved as intern...

Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Muslim boy

An Illinois man was charged with hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother in an attack that targeted them for their religion and as a response to the war be...

Most Americans want US to help get Gaza civilians out of harm's way, poll says

A bipartisan majority of Americans wants the U.S. to help get Palestinian civilians out of harm's way in Gaza amid Israel's war against Hamas militants — but the American public's support for Israe...

Republican Jim Jordan to push House speaker bid to floor vote

Republican Jim Jordan is set to take his bid for speaker to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week — hoping to bulldoze opposition from dozens within his own party by applying pre...

Eyeing US F-16 deal, Turkey in no rush to back Sweden's NATO bid, sources say

Turkey is willing to hold off ratifying Sweden's bid to join NATO this month as it awaits signs of U.S. support for its own request to buy F-16 jets, sources said — potentially disappointing bloc a...

What is Hezbollah? The Lebanese group backing Hamas in its war with Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israel across the border for days in the deadliest escalation since they fought a major war in 2006 — threatening to expand a conflict between Isra...

Israel tells over 1M civilians to leave Northern Gaza in 24 hours as military amasses tanks

Israel called on Friday for all civilians in the northern half of the Gaza Strip, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks for an expected ground assault i...

US says it is ready to send Israel more military aid

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that the Pentagon was ready to deploy more military aid to Israel as Israeli forces prepare for an invasion of Gaza in response to an attack by milit...

Republican infighting leaves US House leaderless for a 10th day

Republicans were struggling to restart their effort to pick a new leader for the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday after party infighting led nominee Steve Scalise to abandon his bid for the ...

US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China and Russia, bipartisan panel says

The United States must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernization pro...

Germany uses accounting tricks to reach NATO spending target, Spiegel reports

The German government is using "accounting tricks" to meet NATO's 2% military spending target in 2024, Spiegel news magazine said Friday — citing evidence from an internal finance ministry document...

China says sends fighter jets to warn US Navy plane in Taiwan Strait

China said Thursday it had sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the Taiwan Strait. Tap for the full brief.

France investigating suspected poisoning of Russian journalist who protested Ukraine war

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into why an exiled Russian journalist who staged a high-profile protest against the war in Ukraine became ill, a spokesperson said Thursday. Tap for ...

Britain to boost military presence in Northern Europe

Britain said it planned to step up its military presence in Northern Europe, including deploying 20,000 troops to the region next year, to help protect critical infrastructure at a time of growing ...

No indications other Israeli adversaries to join war, top US general says

The U.S. military has yet to see any sign that other Israeli adversaries are preparing to move against Israel following a surprise attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, General C.Q. Brown...