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Erdogan backs ally Maduro after ‘assassination bid’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday spoke by phone with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, passing on his best wishes...
US Base in Southern Syria Sends ‘Signal’ to Iran
PENTAGON: The United States maintains a base in southern Syria that limits Iranian forces’ ability to move through Syria’s al-Tanf...
Clarity on the Future of British Troops in Germany
A year from now, Britain’s last combat troops based in Germany will have left, but some Army facilities once expected...
Russian navy in show of strength with 26 new ships this year
Russia's navy will deploy a total of 26 new ships this year including four carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, President Vladimir...
Israel says shoots down Syrian warplane
Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles Tuesday after the plane infiltrated airspace it controls, the military...
No military cooperation with Russia in Syria for now: Mattis
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday there would be no cooperation with the Russian military in Syria -- at...
Global stocks mixed amid lingering trade war fears
World stock markets were a mixed bag on Wednesday as some investors fished for bargains and others gave in to...
Australian P-8 Poseidon Fires First Harpoon
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft has successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18....
US Arms Sales in First Half of 2018 Shatter 2017 Total
Washington agreed to sell $46.9 billion worth of weapons and military equipment in the first half of 2018, $5 billion...
Lockheed Martin Begins Production of Multi-Mission Surface Combatant for Saudi Arabia
The U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) award for the production of the Multi-Mission Surface Combatant...
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