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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told hunger-striking migrants to allow themselves to be deported back home if they don't like the food they're being served at an ICE detention facility in New Jersey.

The U.S. military killed two alleged narco-terrorists in another strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The U.S. and Iran have reportedly reached a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire, though President Trump is mulling the agreement before signing off on it.

Few South Koerans remember the peninsula before its 1948 division, and with divided family members dying out, youth interest is evaporating.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said Iran must satisfy U.S. demands in peace negotiations to "end the downward spiral" of its economy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he's being "very persistent" in pressing the United States to provide his country with more Patriot air defense missiles that can counter devastating Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Government agencies are eyeing advancements in air transportation over the next decade: electric planes and fully autonomous flight.

Japan and the Philippines on Thursday agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation by accelerating talks on Japanese weapons sales and intelligence sharing at a time of fears over China's military activity in Asia.

Chinese companies are continuing to sell nuclear weapons and missile-related systems and goods to Russia, North Korea and Iran, according to a Congressional Research Service report.

The U.S. military said Thursday Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait overnight, further straining the already weakened ceasefire agreement as negotiations continue.