Tag: Military and defense

Russian missile attack forces Ukraine to shut down power grid

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia on Wednesday launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine, targeting energy production and compelling...

Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

BANGKOK -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge”...

Tech giants Tencent, CATL and others protest US listings as army-linked companies

HONG KONG -- The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime...

EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs

BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders insisted on Thursday that no decisions can be taken about the future of war-ravaged Ukraine without its consent...

US ambassador to Vietnam says US arms manufacturers could help boost Vietnam's military capabilities

HANOI, Vietnam -- U.S. weapons manufacturers could work with Vietnamese counterparts to help build up Vietnam's armed forces, the U.S. ambassador to the...

CNN says its report on a freed Syrian prisoner is not what it initially believed

CNN is acknowledging that a gripping story it aired last week depicting a Syrian man being let free from a Damascus prison after...