Carlo Muñoz

Pelosi calls Biden ‘authentic’ after segregation comments

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sidestepped the growing backlash against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's comments on segregation, instead calling the 2020 presidential candidate "authentic."

Mike Pence: Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela problems cross hemisphere

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called anew for the ouster of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, asserting that the socialist leader's removal is the only way democracy can be restored in the South American nation.

Pence says Maduro ‘must go’ as Navy aids Venezuelan refugees

Vice President Mike Pence called anew for the ouster of Venezuela's embattled President Nicholas Maduro on Tuesday, asserting that the socialist leader's removal is the only way democracy can be restored in the South American nation.

Pentagon to deploy hospital ship for five-month mission in Central, South America

The Navy's premier hospital ship is set to embark on a five-month humanitarian mission in Central and South America to assist U.S. regional allies with Venezuelan refugees fleeing ongoing strife in the country.

U.S. drone was fired upon by Iranian missile during tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman

An American MQ-9 Reaper drone was fired upon while conducting aerial surveillance during a pair of attacks last week against international oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. military officials said.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, top Emirati diplomat: Tanker attacks ‘state-sponsored’

The recent attacks on Japanese and Norwegian oil tankers in the Middle East had to have been a "state-sponsored" attack and not the work of extremist groups in the region, said the United Arab Emirates' top diplomat.

Funeral held for West Point cadet who died in vehicle accident

Officials at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have laid to rest the 22-year-old cadet who died this month in a vehicle accident during a training exercise near the academy's campus in upstate New York.

Russia tests live nuclear weapons, breaking international pacts, U.S. military intelligence says

The Defense Intelligence agency said this week that Russia has violated several key international mandates with the U.S. and allies that ban live nuclear weapons tests.

Pentagon drafting ‘contingency plans’ for possible escalation with Iran: Patrick Shanahan

Pentagon officials are drafting a slew of "contingency plans" for the U.S. and its Middle East allies, should growing tensions between Washington and Iran escalate in the region, says acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.

Kokuka Sangyo, Japanese company: ‘Flying object,’ not Iranian mine, struck tanker in Middle East

The president of the Japanese company Kokuka Sangyo, the international shipping firm that operated one of the two oil tankers allegedly attacked by Iranian forces Thursday, said Friday their ship was not the target of a strike ordered by Tehran.

U.K. backs U.S. assessment of Iranian role in tanker attack

The United Kingdom's top diplomat is publicly backing the Trump administration's claims that Iran was responsible for attacking a pair of oil tankers traversing the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

Turkey vows retaliation against U.S. over F-35 expulsion threat

Top Turkish officials vowed Friday to retaliate against the U.S. over the Trump White House's threats to expel the NATO partner from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

Air Force bombers carry out live flight test of hypersonic missile

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber successfully completed a live-flight test of an advanced hypersonic missile in California, service officials said Friday.

Chuck Schumer wants Navy ship named after female sailor killed in Syria

Third Navy sailor dies during physical fitness test

A U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Japan died after undergoing a physical fitness test, marking the third such fatality within the sea service this year.

Russia says it has brokered cease-fire between Syria, rebels

Moscow is claiming that it has brokered a cease-fire between the Syrian government and rebel forces battling to oust President Bashar Assad.

Turkey sets July delivery of Russian missiles despite staunch U.S. opposition

Turkey has finalized a controversial deal to purchase the Russian-made S-400 missile system, announcing weapon deliveries could begin as soon as July -- in the face of American threats to kick the NATO nation out of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

U.S. Africa Command chief meets with key leaders in Djibouti

The head of the Pentagon's Africa Command held a series of top-level meetings with key leaders in the east African nation of Djibouti, focusing on the effort to fight terror groups such as al Shabaab and the Islamic State.

Houthi drone attack reportedly wounds 26 near Saudi airport

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed credit Wednesday for a deadly missile attack on a major Saudi Arabian airport, leaving at least 26 people wounded.

Nathan Sales, top U.S. counterterror official, heading to Turkey for talks amid tensions

The State Department's top counterterrorism official is heading to Turkey to discuss future U.S cooperation with Ankara, days after the Pentagon threatened to cut the NATO ally out of a key weapons program.