Two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

Two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

A view of damaged Syrian General Staff Headquarters following multiple Israeli airstrikes in central Damascus, Syria on July 16, 2025. Bakr Al Kasem | Anadolu | Getty Images Three U.S. military personnel — two Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter — were killed on Saturday by a suspected Islamic State attacker who targeted a convoy … Read more

U.S. Veterans Affairs agency plans as many as 35,000 health-care job cuts this month, Washington Post reports

U.S. Veterans Affairs agency plans as many as 35,000 health-care job cuts this month, Washington Post reports

A person walks past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters a block from the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health-care positions this month, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, … Read more

Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump’s resolve is tested

Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump’s resolve is tested

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has enough capital to fund the war in Ukraine for years to come despite economic … Read more

New York Times sues Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth over restrictive Pentagon media rules

New York Times sues Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth over restrictive Pentagon media rules

The New York Times building is seen on September 16, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The New York Times on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging new restrictions on reporters who cover the Pentagon, which the newspaper says violate the U.S Constitution’s free press protections. The suit against the Defense … Read more

India is set to host Russia’s Putin, deepening trade ties, unfazed by punitive U.S. tariffs

India is set to host Russia’s Putin, deepening trade ties, unfazed by punitive U.S. tariffs

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin awards India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024.  Evgenia Novozhenina | Reuters As India reels under punitive U.S. tariffs over its purchases of Russian oil, New Delhi is all set to host President Vladmir … Read more

Sen. Mark Kelly faces Pentagon investigation for making video on refusing ‘unlawful orders’

Sen. Mark Kelly faces Pentagon investigation for making video on refusing ‘unlawful orders’

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., talks with reporters in Dirksen building on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Pentagon on Monday said that it was reviewing what it called “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for making a video with five other Democratic lawmakers … Read more

Ukraine desperate to keep Trump on its side in peace talks, while saving its sovereignty

Ukraine desperate to keep Trump on its side in peace talks, while saving its sovereignty

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak during a joint press conference after their official meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on November 19, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukrainian officials have spent the weekend scrambling to make up lost ground when it … Read more

European defense stocks slide as U.S., Ukraine make progress on peace plan

European defense stocks slide as U.S., Ukraine make progress on peace plan

A Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle on Nov. 20, 2024, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Yan Dobronosov | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images European defense stocks fell on Monday as Ukraine and the U.S. made progress on peace proposals over the weekend. The Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense index was 0.8% lower at the start of the … Read more

Govini founder Eric Gillespie released on $1 million bond with Pentagon probe ‘ongoing’

Govini founder Eric Gillespie released on  million bond with Pentagon probe ‘ongoing’

Mug shot of Eric Gillespie, Govini Founder and Chairman. Courtesy: Pennsylvania Attorney General Govini founder Eric Gillespie, who is charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor, was released on bail. Gillespie, who lives in Pittsburgh, posted a $1 million bond after his court appearance Thursday. He is not allowed to … Read more

Oil prices and energy stocks fall on Trump’s new Ukraine peace plan

Oil prices and energy stocks fall on Trump’s new Ukraine peace plan

This aerial picture shows the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast off Saint-Nazaire, western France on October 1st, 2025. French authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia’s clandestine “shadow fleet”. Damien Meyer | Afp | Getty Images Oil … Read more