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Hegseth visits the long-deployed USS Lincoln to bestow a top award before the ship returns home
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln a high-level award during a visit to the aircraft carrier Wednesday, a day before the ship returns home to San Diego after a record-long deployment in support of the Iran war.
Federal appeals judges don’t reveal how they’ll rule on Saudi Arabia’s effort to end 9/11 litigation
Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks packed a federal appeals courtroom in New York City on Wednesday as three judges heard arguments over whether legal claims against Saudi Arabia can proceed.
FCC asked to unleash campaign robocalls before the midterm elections
A conservative advocacy group has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to allow political robocalls to voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold defects to Erdogan’s party
The mayor of Turkey's third-largest city, Izmir, defected to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party on Wednesday, giving it the mayoralty of the opposition stronghold for the first time.
Rubio tells Athens audience that West faces ‘future of atrophy, servitude and decline’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that Western nations face critical choices over the coming decade that will decide whether they remain global leaders or face a "future of atrophy, servitude and decline."
81 U.S. aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war, report shows
The war in Iran has left 81 U.S. aircraft lost or damaged, which would cost $5.1 billion at full replacement prices, according to a Washington Times calculation using federal unit costs for 73 of them.
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad at Texas base in December
Former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood.
WHO seeks clarity from Russia about suspected plague death, possible second case
The World Health Organization says Russia must explain the death of a woman from a suspected case of pneumonic plague and whether there is an additional case.
Secretary of State Rubio: Iran has lost control of Strait of Hormuz despite increasing attacks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz has significantly weakened in recent weeks, as oil flows approach prewar levels and the U.S. naval blockade intercepts Iranian tankers.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 19 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming
Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 19 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60 in Moscow's latest devastating barrage, Ukrainian officials said.
Aftermath of Oct. 7 fuels deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns.
War game highlights Taiwan response to Chinese communications attacks
China is ramping up "gray zone" warfare against Taiwan and the Taiwanese military and civilian population are focused on responding to major telecommunications attacks as part of Beijing's plan to coerce the annexation of the island, according to a think tank war game.
Bulgaria’s leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine’s president blames Russia
Bulgaria's prime minister said that two commercial vessels were struck by drones on Tuesday in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.
Trump announces $6.6B initiative to build submarine parts at Baltimore shipyard
President Trump announced Tuesday that the federal government will partner with defense technology firm Anduril Industries to build a $6.6 billion submarine production facility at a Baltimore shipyard.
2023 Pentagon memo sounded ‘religious liberty concerns’ with Biden admin’s gender identity policies
Some military Chaplain Corps personnel believed that the Biden administration's mandates on preferred pronouns, restroom access and other gender identity policies raised "significant religious liberty concerns" for American troops, according to an internal Pentagon memo shared exclusively with The Washington Times.
Much of the world sees tragedy in Gaza. Many Israelis, scarred by Oct. 7, see only a threat
One by one, Israelis peered through the tourist-style binoculars at the shattered Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, a distance of several football fields away, where buildings tilted in the rubble like broken teeth. The only noticeable movement was dust kicked up by Israel's military.
U.S.-Iran diplomacy moves forward in Qatar as mediator exchanges proposals
U.S.-Iran diplomacy showed signs of continuing at a steady pace Tuesday as mediators in Qatar exchanged proposals with Tehran's interior minister in Doha, while the wider war rippled across Britain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
U.S. troops on Okinawa to be on lockdown after Marine’s arrest in connection with killing of woman
U.S. military bases on Okinawa will be on lockdown for 48 hours starting Wednesday for what officials call an "operational pause" after a Marine was arrested in connection with the death of a local woman.
U.S. military restricts troops from leaving base in Okinawa after Marine arrested in killing
The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman.
Pilot training, renovated U.S. airstrip latest signs of China’s growing influence in Southeast Asia
China has opened a foreign air force support center and is training pilots in Communist Laos -- the latest thrust south by Beijing's military, which is already training the armed forces of other Southeast Asian nations.