washingtontimes.com / .washingtontimes-com-news-security / Page 9

Seoul is striving to secure strategic and industrial autonomy by promoting an early release of its troops from U.S. wartime operational control and disclosing plans for a nascent nuclear submarine program.

The South Korean-flagged tanker ship attacked while docked at a United Arab Emirates port earlier this month was likely hit by Iranian missiles, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday.

Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.

Fox News has issued a statement after a segment featuring Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward sparked a wave of social media speculation over what viewers believed was a hyper-realistic silicone mask.

The U.S. and Iran labored to reach a peace deal on Tuesday with talks proceeding on shaky ground, as Tehran vowed retaliation for American military strikes on targets in southern Iran.

Clashes broke out Monday outside a Newark immigration detention facility after demonstrators gathered in support of detainees who attorneys say launched a hunger and work strike Friday over conditions they allege are inhumane at the privately run ...

The FBI has accused an American who worked for Chinese state media of acting illegally as an agent of the Chinese intelligence services in seeking secrets from a U.S. official, according to court documents.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Tuesday that "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" would become the Islamic republic's rallying cries.

A proposed U.S.-backed investment in a South African rare-earth project is emerging as an unlikely bright spot in relations strained by disputes over Israel, refugee policy and South Africa's growing ties to China.

Russia is warning diplomats and foreign residents to leave Ukraine's capital, saying it plans to launch strikes on the country's military facilities and defense industries in Kyiv.