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In this Dec. 16, 2019 file photo, sailors carry the casket of Cameron Walters at Oak Hill Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ga.

Judge dismisses lawsuit over 2019 Pensacola Navy base shooting

A Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia over a 2019 mass shooting at NAS Pensacola that killed three sailors and injured several others.

2 days ago

The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger

U.S. officials said that they will begin to withdraw troops from Niger but there is no timeline.

11 days ago

Kosovo sends troops to Kuwait on 1st peacekeeping mission; KSF to operate under US Central Command

Kosovo on Tuesday sent a military platoon to Kuwait to take part in the country's first ever international peacekeeping mission.

3 years ago

Lawsuit blames Saudi Arabia for deadly 2019 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola

Victims of a 2019 shooting at a Florida military base and their families are suing Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom knew the gunmen had been radicalized and that it could have prevented the killings.

3 years ago

Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West

The remarks by Mahmoud Alavi mark a rare occasion that a government official says Iran could reverse its course on the nuclear program.

3 years ago

Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

3 years ago

Nimitz back in Persian Gulf, Iran vows revenge for killing of nuke scientist

The Pentagon announced early Saturday that it sent the aircraft carrier Nimitz back into the Mideast.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

US attack risks ‘full-fledged war,’ says adviser to Iran’s leader

An adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned against any American military escalation in Trump’s final weeks in office.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday

The long-awaited peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government’s negotiating team are to begin on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, the Taliban and Qatar’s foreign ministry said Thursday.

4 years ago

Iran’s president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called a visit Tuesday by the new prime minister of Iraq, where the U.S. military has a presence, “a turning point” in the countries’ relations and vowed to continue supporting the neighboring Arab nation.

4 years ago

Number of American troops in Afghanistan drops to 8,600 as Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks

On Monday, four-and-a-half months since the signing, chief U.S. negotiator and peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted that “a key milestone in the implementation of the U.S.-Taliban agreement” had been reached as American troop numbers dropped to 8,600 from about 12,000 and five bases were closed in Afghanistan.

4 years ago

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects

Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday.

4 years ago