Tag: Military and defense

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...

Grassroots funding for Ukraine's military declines as groups looks for creative ways to raise money

KYIV, Ukraine -- The concert took place in an old movie studio in Kyiv, the location kept secret until the final moment in...

Rolling blackouts plague Iran and some suspect bitcoin mining may have a role in the outages

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting...

North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs

ST. LOUIS -- Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false identities to contract with...