TOKYO — Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crewmembers were believed to have crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a night-time training exercise, and rescuers were searching for the missing, Japan’s defense minister said. The two SH-60K choppers belonging to the Maritime Self Defense Force and carrying four crew each, lost contact … Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol after the House passed the foreign aid package rule on Friday, April 19, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images On Saturday, the House passed a series of bills to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, … Read more
A BAE Systems Hawk taxying on a runaway. Peterfz30 | Istock | Getty Images LONDON — BAE Systems, the U.K.’s largest defense contractor, has established trading relationships with countries accused of human rights abuses, according to a new report that reveals the extensive reach of its lucrative arms business. Over the past decade, the defense … Read more
We are less than one week away from the 2024 NFL Draft, which means it’s time for yet another mock for the Detroit Lions. This time around we’re going the distance with a seven-rounder that has the Lions addressing several key needs. Detroit has a grand total of seven selections in the 2024 NFL Draft, … Read more
A banner depicting missiles and drones flying past a torn Israeli flag, with text in Persian reading “the next slap will be harder” and in Hebrew “your next mistake will be the end of your fake state”, hangs on the facade of a building in Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024. Atta Kenare … Read more
Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday. The warplanes were seen around the time loud noises and drones were reported near a major Iranian air base and nuclear site early Friday. That area of … Read more
An Iranian flag is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s Air Defense units, Iran October 19, 2020. WANA News Agency| Reuters Israel launched a limited direct military attack on Iranian soil early Friday morning, marking the latest escalation in a series of back-and-forth strikes between the two … Read more
CAPRI, Italy — Top NATO and European Union officials urged foreign ministers from leading industrialized nations on Thursday to take quick, concrete steps to provide more air defense systems and artillery to Ukraine, warning that continued delays could tilt the war in Moscow’s favor. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU foreign policy chief Josep … Read more
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. For Ukrainians, the double standard is glaring. Officials in Kyiv watched Saturday as a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones … Read more
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was out driving west of Moscow, Idaho, the night of the slayings, his attorney says, and the defense plans to offer a cellphone tower and radio frequency expert to partially corroborate this account, a court document supporting an alibi defense … Read more