European Space Agency Adds 5 New Astronauts in Only Fourth Class since 1978. Over 20,000 Applied For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived...
European Union Official Urges G7 to Step Up Air Defense for Ukraine and Expand Iran Sanctions The European Union’s top diplomat urged Group of Seven foreign ministers to take quick, concrete steps to provide more air...
Blinken and Cameron Urge Congress to Approve Aid for Ukraine, Calling it Critical for World Security Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron are urging Congress to approve new military aid...
Top UN Court Will Hold Hearings in a Case Accusing Germany of Facilitating Israel's Gaza Conflict Monday’s hearing at the world court comes amid growing calls for allies to stop supplying arms to Israel as its six-month...
Scandals Blight Denmark's Buildup of its Armed Forces as it Eyes Possible Threats from Russia The events have so far led to the dismissal this week of Denmark’s top military chief, Gen. Flemming Lentfer, who failed to...
Germany's Defense Minister Overhauls the Military Command as He Seeks 'War-Capable' Armed Forces Speaking on NATO's 75th anniversary, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius underlined “the challenge of resetting the...
France Asks for Foreign Police and Military Help with Massive Paris Olympics Security Challenge France says it has asked 46 countries whether they can supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris...
EU Leaders Mull Ways to Get More Arms to Outgunned Ukraine amid a New Sense of Urgency European Union leaders debated fresh ways to help boost arms and ammunition production for Ukraine amid a new sense of...
Moldova Faces Multiple Threats From Russia as It Turns Toward EU Membership, Foreign Minister Says Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, but Russia continues to see the country — sandwiched between...
This Czech Knight Resisted Nazi Aggression When the World Abandoned His Country Chivalry wasn't dead in 1938 when Nazi tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia. It lived on in at least one man: Josef Menčík, also...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped As Acceptable Identification The Transportation Security Administration's Credential Authentication Technology reads the cards' INDEF date field as...
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a...
Several Dozen Ships Lost Propulsion in Maryland Waters Before Key Bridge Collapse: 'You're Basically Just Drifting' What went wrong aboard the Dali, the 984-foot ship that weighed 112,000 tons when it struck the bridge, and whether it could...
Military Advocacy Group Seeks to Prevent Changes to Tricare for Life After Fees Suggestion The Military Officers Association of America, or MOAA, wants to prevent any discussion of enrollment fees for Tricare for...