Defense

UK and U.S. sanction senior Houthis over Red Sea shipping attacks

Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting…

Iran’s ‘brazen’ strikes around the Middle East send a message to Israel and the U.S., analysts say

Iran’s recent missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries — Syria, Iraq and Pakistan — may not have…

U.S. defense secretary make first public appearance, virtually, since hospitalization

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his first public appearance, virtually and from home since his secret hospitalization, during a…

Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Donald Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday, two days…

Haley fires at Trump attacks before New Hampshire primary

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has been throwing harder punches at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, days before her make-or-break New…

Houthis embrace ‘direct confrontation’ with U.S. as Biden admits airstrikes aren’t working

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are enthusiastically “confronting America directly,” the organization’s leader said in a televised…

U.S. in new strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that its forces conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired from Yemen. U.S. Central Command…

‘We have some consensus’: Speaker Johnson, Sen. Schumer exit Biden meeting on Ukraine aid with optimism

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had a bipartisan glow about them Wednesday after they and…

Biden designates Houthis terrorist group, as U.S. ramps up Red Sea counterstrikes

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday designated the Iranian-backed, Yemen-based Houthi rebels as specially designated global terrorists, or SDGTs, in…

‘Unprovoked violation’: Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as Middle East tensions spike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Within 24 hours, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries —…