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State blasts China for building new military base on disputed reef

The State Department on Wednesday called China's construction of a new military base on a disputed South China Sea island "unacceptable" and detrimental to peace and stability.

Adm. Daryl Caudle: Deployments to the Middle East compete with Navy's leverage on China

Adm. Daryl Caudle, chief of naval operations, says the Iran war and other conflicts in the Middle East are presenting challenges to the Navy in keeping China at bay in the Pacific.

Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks

The official in charge of President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel on Wednesday for its attacks on the war-battered Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.

Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection

Brazil's government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of about $97 million for the company's alleged failure to protect children online.

Hundreds of volunteers pull 360-tonne historic Japanese castle back into place by hand

About 1,800 volunteers pulled ropes to move the 360-tonne Hirosaki Castle keep back into position using hikiya, an ancient Japanese moving technique.

Poland Deploys 28 K2 Black Panther Tanks Near Russia

Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender

A Peruvian court on Monday evening convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of Indigenous rainforest defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado, in a closely watched case seen as a test of accoun…

Could Canada leave U.S. cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely

Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further.

Terrifying video captures people fleeing incoming mudslide at Nepal-China border

Video captures mudslides engulfing buildings in Gyirong, Tibet, minutes after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake triggered flash flooding near Nepal's border.

Watchdog demands apology after UN memorial erroneously honors Hamas terrorist

UN Watch says UNRWA teacher Imad Youssif El Samhouri glorified terrorism for years before the United Nations honored him at a memorial service.

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until the U.S. meets its terms

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps again said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. respects the terms of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.

The Navy's Looming Submarine Cruise Missile Gap

Bruce Allen Lubbering, RCDefense Deep within the Silent Service, a subtle but monumental shift is occurring beneath the waves, reshaping the future of American maritime strike capability

Air Force Plans To Keep RQ-4s Flying Into 2030s

Stephen Losey, Air & Space Forces In its 2026 defense policy bill, Congress barred the Air Force from...

U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Are On The Rise

Katherine Plummer, Military.com There have been five major crashes of Apache plans since October

160th SOAR MH-60 Black Hawk Crashes in Colorado

Stefano D'urso, The Aviationist The incident, which happened during a training flight, saw the helicopter going down in a wooded area to the north of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

U.S. Air Force F-47 to Use AI in Dron Control 'Loyal Wingman'

Warrior Maven The yet-to-be-fully-seen F-47 will operate an unprecedented number of drones from the cockpit

U.S. Army Tests M119 Howitzer Deployment with MV-22B Osprey

Global Defense The combination gives light artillery units a way to shoot and relocate before enemy surveillance drones and counter-battery systems can complete their targeting cycle

Navy's Silent Anvil Program

Jon Harper, DefenseScoop The U.S. Navy is looking to add a new "standoff" anti-submarine warfare weapon system to its arsenal

Military Education Needs a Strategic Makeover

Chuck de Caro, RealClearDefense Upon watching the myriad active and former military officers seen on television or on social media in the wake of the U.S. effort in Iran, it becomes very...

U.S. Flexes New Ship-Sinking Weapons

Mike Yeo, Breaking Defense A pair of multinational exercises in the Pacific this summer offered a chance for the U.S. military to flex its growing ship-sinking capabilities

The SES Problem

TimOnPoint, X How the Permanent Bureaucracy Is Still Blocking the DoW's Transformation

Paradoxes of the Palestinian and Jewish Conflict

C. Townsend, Sentinel Intelligence The Identity of Identity and Difference, Among the Peoples of This Land

Trump's Nixon Playbook: Squeeze Iran, Dare China to Blink

F. Sempa, AmSpectator Pressure first. Summit second.

A Brief History of a Long War

Jeffrey Schultz, Strategy Page Ukraine's Fight Against Russian Domination