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A Pakistani cargo plane with five crew members on board went missing Tuesday night over the Indian Ocean, the Pakistan Airports Authority posted on social media.

President Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will license Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles for its defense, giving Kyiv a vital weapon against the Russian invasion.

Seven House members lost primary races so far in 2026, surpassing the average number of incumbents defeated in primaries over the past 40 election cycles.

The Navy said Tuesday that a helicopter squadron commander is the sailor reported missing on July 1 when his chopper went down in the Arabian Sea.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen vowed Wednesday to defend Greenland against any attempt by the United States to gain control of the semiautonomous Arctic island.

President Trump said Wednesday he considered the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran to be effectively over after the two sides traded strikes again over access to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week.

President Trump began the second day of the NATO summit on Wednesday by threatening to cut off trade with Spain over its lackluster defense spending and refusal to cooperate on Iran.

At the Karansky Quarry in occupied Donetsk, Chinese machinery has helped revive an industrial site that had been idle for more than a decade.

Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Kuwait said Wednesday its air defenses are engaged to intercept incoming fire after the United States launched airstrikes targeting Iran.