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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2026
Trump scraps Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after fierce backlash
The plan was opposed at home and abroad, with U.S. Democrats and Republicans, the Catholic Church and the United Nations all expressing outrage.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrives at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln back in home port after troubled Persian Gulf deployment
The warship left California in November last year for the South China Sea, was rerouted to the Middle East and remained at sea until early September.
Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo
WORLD
Oct 9, 2026
U.S. military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
Nidal Hasan’s execution will be the first by the U.S. military since 1961, and the first it has carried out by firing squad since World War II.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's FY27 budget request on Capitol Hill in April.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2026
America is running out of weapons. Blame Congress.
The U.S. is facing a “munitions shortage,” with stockpiles of critical offensive and defensive missiles severely depleted and shrinking.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speak as they prepare to train with soldiers from the U.S. Army at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, in January.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Koizumi and U.S. defense chief Hegseth agree to boost security cooperation
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have held eight rounds of talks since taking up their posts.
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after a news conference at the end of his participation in the NATO leaders summit in Ankara on July 8.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
Trump’s pressure on NATO is reshaping Europe’s defenses. Will it break the alliance?
At least eight member countries are beginning to diversify away from their reliance on U.S. weapons, technology and defense companies.
A fighter jet takes off during nighttime operations on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2026
Iran war has cost U.S. $38 billion over five months, congressional study finds
The expenses include replacing expended munitions and equipment lost in battle, as well as fuel costs, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office has?said.
Max Lederer, the embattled former publisher of Stars and Stripes, says that military personnel and their families are not the only ones who will be dealt a blow if the paper's reporting is gagged.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2026
Ousted Stars and Stripes publisher warns of rising attacks on press freedoms
Max Lederer, the ousted publisher of the U.S. military newspaper, says the paper’s clashes with the Pentagon are emblematic of a larger battle.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg (left) sits with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon in Washington in July last year.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2026
White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg
Sources did not say why the White House was reviewing potential replacements and did not specify which candidates the it was considering.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll testifies on budget requests during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in May.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after clash with Pete Hegseth
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s resignation leaves the service without several top leaders even as the conflict with Iran continues.
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an unidentified location in early March.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2026
The U.S. ammo crunch is a global disaster
The missile scarcity constrains Trump’s military options and could have strategic consequences, including limiting the ability to deter China, North Korea and Russia.
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Tumbling U.S. status in the world should be no surprise
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi trains with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, in January.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2026
Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening
Several health experts said they were puzzled by the announcement on testosterone testing and are concerned it may lead ?to unnecessary — or even harmful — treatment.
The 12th-century painting The Temptation of Christ by the Devil depicts Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness. The work is part of The Cloisters Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2026
When the other side is framed as the antichrist
When rivals become mortal enemies, the instruments of politics and diplomacy cannot work.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of U.S. military action against Iran resulted in strategic failure, increased Iranian strength and left the United States without leverage in future negotiations with Tehran.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Trump’s march of folly in Iran
It did not occur to the Trump administration that Iran would have a plan: retaliate with long-range strikes and close the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks this year. About half of those are women or members of minority groups.
WORLD
Jun 20, 2026
Secret vetting and blocked promotions in the Pentagon: Inside Pete Hegseth’s war on diversity
A Black admiral fixed one of the U.S. Navy’s worst messes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30. Washington's push for Asian allies to sharply raise defense spending risks an arms race that could undermine regional cohesion.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s dangerous call to arms in Asia
What Pete Hegseth fails to realize is that his call for a pan-Asian military build-up risks spiraling into an arms race.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives to attend a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day ‘invasion’
The U.S. Defense Secretary also called on European countries to do more to contribute to their own defense.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump give an address aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2026
A ‘Golden Age’ for Japan-U.S. relations? Not quite.
Calls for increased defense spending are one thing; doubts about America’s commitment to the security alliance are another.
Vietnamese President To Lam gives the keynote address during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
Vietnam is Asia’s rising power to watch
According to the Lowy Institute’s 2025 Asia Power Index, Vietnam recorded the second-largest increase in overall influence in the region.

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