When the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group gets underway this year, 1,600 sailors will embark on the largest volunteer study of crew fatigue to date.
The Kremlin is downplaying the Russian Defense Ministry’s blunder when it backed its allegations of the U.S. colluding with the Islamic State group in Syria with a screenshot from a video game.
North Korea warned Monday that the unprecedented deployment of three U.S. aircraft carrier groups “taking up a strike posture” around the Korean Peninsula is making it impossible to predict when nuclear war will break out.
President Donald Trump’s lengthy Asia trip wound down as it began, with a visit meant to be centered on trade and North Korea shadowed by questions about Russia.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
After watching for years as the United States called the shots in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seizing the reins of diplomacy in the Middle East, establishing footholds and striking alliances with unlikely partners.