Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters as the U.S. and Iran ratchet up their competition for control over shipping traffic.

Iran’s top diplomat is expected to travel to Pakistan by this weekend for talks, two Pakistani officials told The Associated ...

As the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a costly standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, a Hezbollah lawmaker "firmly rejects" the ...

Trump, at a standstill in negotiations with Iran, spoke in glowing terms of peace prospects for Lebanon, even as Hezbollah ...

A fragile truce in Lebanon has been extended by three weeks after Israeli and Lebanese representatives met at the White House ...

US President Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon by three weeks following White House talks, ...

UK insists Falklands sovereignty ‘rests with UK’ after Trump threat to withdraw US backing - No 10 hit back after an internal ...

EU leaders seek to do more to 'de-escalate' in West Asia European leaders vowed on Friday (April 24, 2026) to do more to ...

Democratic lawmakers have blasted the Pentagon’s decision to award a $24 million contract to a robotics startup tied to Eric ...

Democrats including Sen. Elizabeth Warren question whether the Defense Department is awarding contracts based on merit or the ...

A proposal by US special envoy Paolo Zampolli to replace Iran with Italy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been firmly dismissed by FIFA and Italian officials. The idea, intended to mend US-Italy ...