Tag: Defense and Military Forces

Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.

HONG KONG — Chinese jets repeatedly buzzed a Canadian plane monitoring North Korea, sometimes coming so close that…

From the Graveside to the Front, Ukrainians Tell of Grim Endurance

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Nearly 600 graves stretch to the edges of the military cemetery outside the city of…

U.S. Fails to Assess Civilian Deaths in Yemen War, Internal Report Says

The strikes have hit hospitals, schools, buses and a funeral hall, among other sites. On Jan. 21, an…

U.S. Warship Arrives in Stockholm for Military Exercises, and as a Warning

ABOARD U.S.S. KEARSARGE, in the port of Stockholm — If ever there was a potent symbol of how…

The War in Ukraine May Be Impossible to Stop. And the U.S. Deserves Much of the Blame.

The rocky course of the war in Ukraine thus far has vindicated Mr. Putin’s diagnosis, if not his…

U.S. Technology, a Longtime Tool for Russia, Becomes a Vulnerability

Technology restrictions have harmed other Russian industries as well, U.S. officials say. Equipment for the oil and gas…

U.S. to Send Ukraine $700 Million in Military Aid, Including Advanced Rockets

WASHINGTON — The United States will send Ukraine advanced rocket systems and munitions as part of a new…

Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says

WASHINGTON — The Russian military, beaten down and demoralized after three months of war, is making the same…

Palestinian Inquiry Accuses Israel of Intentionally Killing Al Jazeera Journalist

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority announced on Thursday its final findings from a two-week investigation into…

Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says

At the funeral in Tehran for a colonel in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, thousands of mourners packed the…

Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Camouflaged in a heap of branches cut from nearby trees, the weapon that Ukraine hopes…

‘Such Bad Guys Will Come’: How One Russian Brigade Terrorized Bucha

BUCHA, Ukraine — When the soldiers of Russia’s 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade arrived in Bucha in mid-March, they…