Military and defense

US Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard

A small plane chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has crashed in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard.

Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets near downtown New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

What’s in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, walks with his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono for the Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue between Indonesia and China in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia and China discuss increasing defense cooperation and energy security

U.S. military vehicles are parked at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)

US, South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea’s missile barrage

Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army, testifies at the Capitol in Washington, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare

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A sign stands outside the main gate of Fort Stewart, Ga., Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum, File)

One Army unit is offering 4 bonus days off to play ‘Grand Theft Auto’ for soldiers who reenlist

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is pictured off the coast of Argentina, May 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)

US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East, relieving long-deployed USS Lincoln

Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe attends the talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says

A youth plays near the machine where the sugar cane is weighed in the Lima batey, or neighborhood, in La Romana, where Central Romana Corporation, Ltd. operates its sugar operations in Dominican Republic, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

US agency under scrutiny after watchdog warns of forced labor in Dominican Republic

A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Takeaways from a story on the US, Australia and others turning to Brazil for rare earth minerals

Helicopters fly over with Taiwan national flag during an inauguration celebration of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Taiwan proposes a record $35B defense budget for 2027 as China’s military pressure grows

Mourners carry the flag-draped bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes during the war with Hamas, whose remains were recently recovered from the rubble, in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Iran dismisses US economic threats, and other developments in the Middle East

Soldiers participate in the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, Pool)

Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump

An elderly woman holds her car as she sits with her belongings in front of heavily damaged residential buildings after an overnight Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region

Britain's Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, speaks at a roundtable about support for veterans, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Prince Harry emphasizes need to better apply veterans’ skills during roundtable with service members

A United Launch Alliance AtlasV rocket lifts off carrying the Landsat9 earth imaging satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 27, 2021. (Matt Hartman via AP, File)

Invited media and military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base in California

This photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Office shows the scene of an Army Apache helicopter crash Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, near Salado, Texas. (Cliff Coleman/Bell County Sherrif's Office via AP)

Army resumes Apache helicopter training missions after Texas crash that killed 2

The Pentagon is seen from the air, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

A police vehicle is parked on a sidewalk, on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana)

UN rights chief is concerned about arrest of opposition figures in Zambia’s election

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel’s deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit

Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

Israeli strikes hit an air base hours after a Turkish delegation visit, Syrian officials say

This undated photograph courtesy of the family and made available on Feb. 11, 2024, shows Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who was killed in Feb. 2024 alongside her family. Israel’s military announced Aug. 19, 2026 criminal investigations into troop conduct on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, and of 15 Palestinian paramedics.(Family Handout via AP, File)

Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf addresses attendees at the site near Baghdad International Airport where Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Israel’s military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East

Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with Sweden's Defense Minister Pal Jonson in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine’s ex-defense minister demands elections

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a debate ahead of the special GOP Senate runoff election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in Newberry, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

Ultra-Orthodox Jews walk past pashkevilim, posters used to publicize news and important messages in the ultra-Orthodox community, in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

In Israel, military service debate spotlights ultra-Orthodox Jews and their growing clout

A Ukrainian FP-1 long-range attack drone is launched by the 413th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems "Raid" on a deep-strike drone mission to hit Russian targets deep in their territory, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore, on June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine underway operations in the Philippines Sea on June 24, 2022. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

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