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A defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called allegations of genocide in Gaza "the biggest lie of the century" as dozens of world leaders walked out during his speech Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted the Trump administration Thursday for overlooking deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier during its marathon deployment to the ...

The ramped-up ballistic missile and drone barrage targeting sites -- including the holy city of Mecca -- across Saudi Arabia in recent days is providing an eye-opening test of the mutual defense pact the kingdom signed last month with Turkey and ...

The Navy appears to be standing by its choice of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System over legacy steam catapults for Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite President Trump's criticism of the cutting-edge system.

Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday that 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire who it had previously identified as journalists or media workers were actually militants or participants in combat. After a review of its tally, it says ...

Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and Tigrayan fighters escalated Thursday, effectively shattering a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, as rebel forces mobilized for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the ...

The Army is paying a subsidiary of Palantir Technologies nearly $50 million for a software system to help the service manage its ammunition supply.

The Defense Department is investigating how a shipment of parts for its most advanced fighter jet reportedly ended up in Chinese custody after being mistakenly delivered to Hong Kong.

The Coast Guard will spend more than $300 million to expand operations at its base on Kodiak Island, Alaska, to counter growing maritime activity by rival countries such as Russia and China in the U.S. Arctic and Alaska's exclusive economic zone.