U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt Trains With Romanian MiGs, United Against Russia
The American A-10 and Romania's Soviet-built MiG-21 jet were built to fight each other. Now they're training together to fend off Russians.
Congress Prompts Obama Again For Lethal Aid For Ukraine
As the ceasefire is broken anew, a bipartisan group asks the U.S. president again to send lethal aid to Ukraine.
Poland Chooses Raytheon's Patriot Missile System As Deterrent To Russian Hostility
The Raytheon-built missile defense system is often heralded as the world's best.
US, Allied Naval Forces Converge On Yemen As Iran Is Suspected Of Supplying Weapons To Houthis
The U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is just one of many warships converging on the world's newest flashpoint.
California Water Board Launches New Water Shortage Regulations As Drought Looms Ahead Of Summer Months
The new draft restrictions will be considered next month and seek to cut usage by as much as 36 percent.
Vladimir Putin Raises Concerns Over Israel's Plans To Give Weapons To Ukraine
The Russian president said he fears giving lethal weapons to Ukraine will just lead to a higher death toll and undermine the Minsk II agreement.
US Paratroopers Arrive In Ukraine, Train National Guard Soldiers To Fight Pro-Russian Rebels
The 173rd Airborne Brigade will teach Ukrainian troops about first aid, tactics and how to defend against artillery and mortar strikes.
Pro-Russian Rebel Leader Threatens To Take Mariupol, Blames Ukrainians For Truce Breakdown
The self-proclaimed leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic warned pro-Russian rebels would take the port city Mariupol if Ukrainian forces continue "aggression."
Russia To Supply Libya With Weapons If UN Embargo Is Lifted
If the U.N. arms embargo on Libya is lifted, Russia will begin supplying weapons to the legitimate Libyan government.
European Agency Denies Its Observers Gave Ukrainian Military Positions To Pro-Russian Rebels
The organization charged with overseeing the eastern Ukraine truce rejects claims it gave away Ukrainian military positions to rebels.
Hillary Clinton Calls For Greater Military Assistance And Financial Aid For Ukraine
The former secretary of state's remarks this week put her at odds with President Barack Obama, who has put limits on aid.
Ukrainian Amnesty Offer For Pro-Russian Rebels, But MH17 And Mariupol Shelling Atrocities Exempt, Says Minister
Ukraine includes a caveat: Pardons won't apply to an attack in Mariupol or the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
Iran To Get S-300 Advanced Missiles As Soon As 2015 - But The System Isn't Unbeatable, Experts Say
Russia was quick to sell Iran the much-vaunted S-300 after the Geneva deal. But the advanced weapon isn't invincible.
Fighting In East Ukraine Intensifies As Foreign Ministers Talk Peace Deal
Six soldiers were killed in intense fighting overnight as foreign ministers met in Berlin to discuss peace.
Scared By Russia, Eastern European Countries Rush To Spend On Defense
Fear of Russia is translating into big increases on military spending, with tens of billions going into advanced weaponry.
OSCE Reports Intense Fighting Between Ukraine And Pro-Russian Rebels As Foreign Ministers Meet In Berlin
The ceasefire is still nominally in effect, but OSCE recorded more than 1,100 of explosions, suggesting fighting is escalating.
Deep Water Horizon BP Oil Spill Prompts New Drilling Rule Five Years Later
The new regulations are expected to make drilling safer, and prevent the kind of disaster that sent millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Air Force General Who Threatened Treason Over A-10 Removed From Post
Air Force Maj. Gen. James Post III had warned airmen that if they talked to members of Congress about the aircraft, they would face treason charges.
Ukraine-Based United Nations Peacekeepers To Be Discussed At Meeting In Berlin On Monday
The "Normandy Four" will discuss the idea at a meeting in Berlin on Monday.
Secret Service Officer Arrested In Washington, DC, On A Property Destruction Charge
The agency charged with protecting the president continues to have what appear to be serious personnel problems.
Sweden Sends Troops To Help In Fight Against Islamic State Group In Iraq
The Scandinavian country will send 120 troops to assist in the training of Iraqi and Kurdish fighters.
Cornered Al-Shabab Sets Sights Away From Somalia, May Step Up Attacks
Pressed by the African Union's forces, the Somali militants may hit the countries supplying troops against them.
Dutch Government Releases MH17 Documents After Pressure From Local Media
Last year's crash in eastern Ukraine killed nearly 300 people, most of them from the Netherlands.
Lithuania Suspends Asylum Applications For Ukrainians Fleeing War
Lithuania will stop taking in people who fled the war, saying that this may spur Ukraine to create acceptable conditions for them.
East Ukraine Ceasefire Violations Increase Near Mariupol As Pro-Russian Rebels Prepare For Combat
Pro-Russian rebels say the ceasefire has been broken 45 times in 24 hours; Ukraine says it's the rebels who are gearing up for war.
Russian Submarine Fire Highlights The Dangers Of An Aging Fleet
The fire on a nuclear submarine Tuesday was only the latest in a string of serious, often fatal, accidents to a once-mighty fleet.
Russian Nuclear Submarine Catches Fire Close To Europe's Border
The submarine is at Russian base around 350 miles from the Russian border with Finland.
Amid Russian Hostility, Poland To Build Watchtowers On Border With Kaliningrad
Amid tension with Russia, Poland decides to fortify its defenses.
Nigeria's New Leader Muhammadu Buhari Faces Military Challenges In Stopping Boko Haram
Muhammadu Buhari won the presidency of Nigeria by promising to defeat Boko Haram, but his army isn't up to the task -- yet.
Russian Army Conscription Begins In Crimea As Peninsula Drifts Further From Ukraine
One year after annexation, Moscow takes one more step to integrate Crimea into Russia.
