The Pentagon on Monday said it is reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who released a video urging military members to refuse unlawful orders. The announcement in a post on the Department of War X account did not detail the allegations against Kelly, but suggeste……

Published on：2025-11-25

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said. The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday when he returns from a trip to Turkey. Reports began surfacing on Wednesday that the US and Russia had prepared a new peace plan, co……

Published on：2025-11-20

Both chambers of Congress agreed to order the US justice department to release its files on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure in a 427-1 vote and the Senate unanimously fast-tracked it without a formal vote. The moves come just days after President Donald Trump reversed his position and urged Congress to vote to disclose the……

Published on：2025-11-19

Beth Johnson is accustomed to the uncertainty that comes with being a military wife – picking up and moving her family every three years. The crippling anxiety that comes with a US government shutdown, however, is not something she is used to. She is one of the millions of Americans who sighed a deep breath of relief when politicians in Washington agreed to reopen the government earlier t……

Published on：2025-11-17

Canada has lost its measles elimination status, said the Pan American Health Organization (Paho) on Monday, after failing to curb an outbreak of the virus for 12 consecutive months. Because Canada is no longer deemed measles-free, the Americas region as a whole has lost its elimination status, although individually the other countries are still considered to have stamped out the disease. The US……

Published on：2025-11-12

Syria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking a shift in US foreign policy in the Middle East, a senior Trump administration official has confirmed. The announcement came as President Donald Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House – the first such visit from a Syrian leader in the country’s history. In an interview with ……

Published on：2025-11-11

US airports have been hit with widespread delays because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who are working without pay during the federal government shutdown. A ground stop was issued at Newark Airport on Sunday morning, a major hub servicing New York. Average delays at Newark are more than three hours and could last until Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration says. Half of the 30……

Published on：2025-11-03

US air traffic controllers are increasingly looking for second jobs and calling in sick, as they continue to work without pay during the government shutdown, the transportation secretary has said. “The controllers are wearing thin,” Sean Duffy told Fox News on Sunday, as some flights were grounded on the Californian coast due to staffing shortages. After the government shut down on ……

Published on：2025-10-27

Amid US threats to pressure Moscow – by supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine – Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump held a telephone call. The result: the announcement of a US-Russia summit in Budapest. Last August, amid threats of additional US sanctions against Russia, Putin met Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The result: the announcement of a US-Russia summit in……

Published on：2025-10-24

US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon said. According to defence secretary Pete Hegseth, two people on board the vessel were killed and no US forces were harmed. The vessel was known to US intelligence and was believed to be carrying drugs along a known trafficking route in international waters, Hegseth adde……

Published on：2025-10-23