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A tanker ship was struck by an unidentified projectile Tuesday while traveling near Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz, according to maritime authorities.

Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, will denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week and deliver a bracing message that the country's relationship with the United States is ...

NATO said Tuesday it will buy new surveillance planes and announce defense deals worth "tens of billions" of dollars as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted President Trump on the tarmac for the alliance's two-day summit in Ankara, Turkey.

The Trump administration on Monday criticized China for conducting a test launch of a provocative submarine-launched, nuclear-capable missile that the State Department called a sign of Beijing's continuing arms buildup.

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said.

An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as the country's fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble.

An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces died from an allergic reaction while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows.

The military is using ruggedized mobile data centers in extreme environments around the world, and some of the nation's top defense companies are competing to provide them.

In a political-legal battle that is consuming the Philippines -- and likely being closely watched by the U.S. State Department -- the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte got underway in Manila on Monday.

While Ukraine is still dependent on Western aid, especially for air defense systems and ammunition, the country's defense companies are increasingly looking like attractive partners for European officials and arms manufacturers.