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President Trump is challenging a long-standing U.S. policy toward Taiwan after his two-day visit to China by announcing he may restrict a multibillion-dollar arms package for the island democracy in a bid to improve relations with Beijing.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hit the campaign trail Monday for Ed Gallrein, saying President Trump needs more "war fighters" on Capitol Hill who will fall in line.

Iranian health officials on Monday countered reports that Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was critically injured by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in the opening hours of the war, saying he suffered only minor injuries.

The Pentagon said Monday it will pause participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, the principal strategic forum for Canada-U.S. defense cooperation, after accusing Canada of failing to contribute enough to its own defense.

Iran and the U.S. exchanged new proposals for reaching a lasting peace in the Middle East conflict, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said Monday.

Iran is in talks with Oman to construct a mechanism to direct commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday, as Tehran looks to formalize control over the vital waterway.

Oil prices rose, and Wall Street stocks ticked lower to start the trading week on Monday after President Trump warned Iran the "clock is ticking" on peace negotiations.

All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said.

A Hong Kong court started hearing final arguments Monday in the national security trial of two organizers of the large vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Taiwan's president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are "the most important deterrent" of regional conflict and instability, after President Donald Trump called into question continued U.S. support of Taiwan following his ...