The Trump administration’s recently released national security strategy was not intended as empty criticism of Europe but was designed to help steer the continent back on track, a top State Department official said.
The US fleet of F-35s, the most sophisticated stealth fighter jet in the world, was only available to fly half of the time because of poor maintenance by Lockheed Martin Corp., a government watchdog said.
The daughter of jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai is pushing the Trump administration to help free her father, who was convicted late last year and has seen his health deteriorate during his incarceration.
The US will transfer as many as 7,000 detainees linked to Islamic State from Syria to Iraq, amid concerns that recent clashes between Syrian and Kurdish fighters could lead to their escape.
The US announced visa restrictions on Iranian officials and executives for repressing recent anti-regime protests and cutting off internet access, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Tehran amid ongoing nuclear talks.
The Pentagon escalated its ongoing dispute with Anthropic PBC on Thursday, making public a threat to effectively ban the artificial intelligence startup from the US military’s vast supply chain.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged his Iranian counterpart to engage in negotiations as soon as possible with the US to end the war, according to a government statement on Tuesday.
The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised the possibility of extending barriers to global shipping during the ongoing war.
The United Nations has created a task force to address humanitarian challenges arising from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the US and Israeli war against Iran.
