Turkey says Mecca pact is purely defensive, will not deploy forces to attack Houthis
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday that the Mecca defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is defensive in nature.
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The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego
The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record-long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
A quarter-century later, the legacy of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan endures
Dr. Nigar Nangrahari was on a night shift in a Kabul hospital when the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan began 25 years ago - an event that would shape her and her country's future for decades to come.
Marco Rubio refuses to comment on Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle allegations
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post.
Attacks on Saudi airports claimed by Houthi rebels kill 3 people, officials say
Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war.
As Army moves to execute Fort Hood shooter, questions about procedure linger
The former U.S. Army officer convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December in what would be the first military execution in more than 65 years.
Hegseth orders revamp of military’s inspectors general system
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a shakeup of the Pentagon's inspectors general system, including a ban on anonymous complaints lacking "specific, credible evidence of wrongdoing."
Flight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over Trump’s Washington arch
The union representing thousands of flight attendants said Wednesday it has safety concerns about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch that will be on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
WATCH: Rare access to Churchill’s War Rooms, frozen in time since WWII
Threat Status Special Correspondent Joseph Hammond gets a behind-the-scenes look at the Churchill War Rooms, where some of World War II's most important decisions were made. The map room remains exactly as it was the day the war ended.
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."
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.