Vaughn Cockayne

Trump has ‘very productive’ phone call with Putin ahead of meeting with Zelenskyy

President Trump said Sunday he'd had a "very productive" phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin just hours before his planned face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida.

December 28, 2025

Rep. Mike Turner urges support for Ukraine as Trump prepares to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Rep. Mike Turner on Sunday condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine and urged the U.S. to maintain support for Kyiv, just hours before President Trump was to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

December 28, 2025

Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz for alleged smuggling

Iran on Friday said it seized a foreign-owned oil tanker traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East.

December 26, 2025

Damascus: Military integration talks with Syrian Democratic Force stall as deadline approaches

Talks between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have stalled, a Syrian government official said Friday, raising concerns that the organization will not be integrated into the Syrian military by the end-of-the-year deadline.

December 26, 2025

Venezuela, Russia and China accuse U.S. of ‘extortion,’ ‘bullying’ at U.N. Security Council meeting

China and Russia rebuked the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuela, asserting that Washington is using bullying and intimidation tactics inconsistent with international law.

December 24, 2025

Iran says it has detained over 2,000 in espionage probe

Iran has arrested more than 2,000 people who it says were part of a foreign espionage network that orchestrated attacks on the country during the 12-day war with Israel, Iran's military spokesperson announced Tuesday.

December 23, 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with Syrian officials in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will host top Syrian officials in Moscow for a series of talks Tuesday, as Russia attempts to establish firm ties with post-Assad Syria.

December 23, 2025

Trump sets ‘spheres of influence’ approach; Latin America is strategic backyard

The underpinnings of a new Trump foreign policy doctrine are becoming clear as the president closes out the first year of his second term with a push toward what analysts describe as a 19th-century-style "spheres of influence" approach exemplified by the administration's focus on Venezuela and greater Latin America taking center stage.

December 22, 2025

U.S. partnerships with industry, allies key to space mastery, top enlisted Space Force official says

Space has already been weaponized, and Washington needs to work diligently with its partners to ensure U.S. superiority in the final frontier, according to Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna.

December 22, 2025

Denmark, Greenland reject U.S. territorial claims after Trump appoints special envoy

The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland demanded Monday that Washington respect their sovereignty and insisted that the U.S. will not take control of Greenland, a day after President Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to the island territory.

December 22, 2025

Iranian oil exports face new U.S. sanctions on shadow fleet operations

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new set of sanctions this week targeting Iran's "shadow fleet" vessels used to transport sanctioned oil.

December 19, 2025

French authorities arrest suspect in connection with massive cyberattack on Interior Ministry

French authorities on Wednesday arrested an unidentified 22-year-old man in connection with last week's cyberattack on email servers at the French Interior Ministry.

December 18, 2025

Kremlin says it is open to negotiation on presence of European troops in Ukraine

The Kremlin said Wednesday it is open to modifying Russia's position on the presence of European soldiers in Ukraine under the terms of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement.

December 17, 2025

White House, State Department decry Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai’s guilty verdict

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have blasted a Hong Kong court finding democracy advocate Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy and are urging Chinese authorities to facilitate his release.

December 16, 2025

Germany to investigate laser attacks on U.S. jets landing at NATO base

Someone pointed high-powered lasers at U.S. F-16 jets as they were making their approach to a NATO air base in western Germany on three occasions this month, according to authorities.

December 15, 2025

Iran says International Atomic Energy Agency has no standard to inspect its damaged nuclear sites

Iran's top nuclear official ruled out third-party inspections of his country's bombed uranium enrichment facilities, saying the International Atomic Energy Agency has no standard for conducting such assessments.

December 15, 2025

JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids mid-air collision with Air Force plane near Venezuela

A JetBlue Airways pilot narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a U.S. military aircraft off the coast of Venezuela shortly after taking off Friday from the Dutch island of Curacao in the Caribbean.

December 15, 2025

The ‘world is not ready’ for AI cybersecurity risks, Booz Allen CEO warns

Letting China pull ahead of the U.S. in the race for dominance over artificial intelligence could threaten the U.S. economy and national security.

December 12, 2025

Syrian supporters cheer after repeal of Assad-era sanctions through NDAA

Syria is one step closer to sanctions relief this week after the U.S. House passed the National Defense Authorization Act with a provision to repeal the Assad-era Caesar Act, and advocates are excited.

December 12, 2025

Russia backs Iran on the nuclear issue, Putin says

Moscow is prepared to continue supporting Iran on the world's stage, including Tehran's nuclear issue, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Friday.

December 12, 2025