Sep 07 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after depleted uranium ammo for Ukraine announcement By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Defense Department said the latest package will come through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides money for long-term contracts for weapons systems that need to be built or modified by defense companies. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 8:01 After slow start to counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces make notable gains against Russia By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Ted Everett For months, Ukraine’s military has been grinding through a counteroffensive designed to liberate territory occupied by Russia. Kyiv has admitted that it’s gone slowly, but this week, Ukrainian soldiers made what the U.S. called notable progress. Nick Schifrin discussed the… Continue watching
Jul 28 Biden signs an order to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in military By Tara Copp, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes including sexual assault to independent military attorneys. Continue reading
Jul 27 How the coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa By Cara Anna, Associated Press More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists. Continue reading
Jul 26 Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's democratically elected president By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The announcement Wednesday night comes after a day of uncertainty as members of Niger's presidential guard surrounded the presidential palace, detaining President Mohamed Bazoum. Continue reading
Jul 20 North Korea unresponsive to requests to discuss soldier who crossed border, U.S. says By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Pvt. Travis King, who was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault, ran into North Korea while on a civilian tour of the border village of Panmunjom on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 19 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologizes for a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans by saying that a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the U.K. military was “an appalling failure of the British state.”… Continue reading
Jul 19 North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a U.S. soldier who ran across the border By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals. Continue reading
Jul 05 Pentagon plans to protect classified information with tighter controls after documents leak By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The changes call for increased levels of physical security, additional controls to ensure documents aren’t improperly removed, and the assignment of top-secret control officers to monitor users. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 9:16 Lebanon struggles to emerge from financial crisis and government corruption By Leila Molana-Allen Lebanon has become, for all intents and purposes, a failed state. Its government is rife with corruption and unable to care for its people who suffer chronic and crushing poverty from economic mismanagement and a banking collapse. As special correspondent… Continue watching