Jerusalem: A US Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least USD 320 million. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters … Read more
Johannesburg — After investing more than $1 billion in Niger over a decade, the U.S. military has agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 forces from the West African nation over the next few months. It was not a move the U.S. had hoped to make, and officials tell CBS News it will be a … Read more
The House approved US$61 billion in funding for the war-torn country on Saturday after Speaker Mike Johnson, pushed a larger foreign aid bill toward a vote despite threats from within his party that doing so could cost him his job. It still needs to clear the Senate. After the House vote, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, … Read more
The first day of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s state visit to the United States focused on expanding cooperation on critical and emerging technology as the long-time allies aim to counterbalance China’s growing military and tech heft. “Japan welcomes investments from the United States that push forward such cooperation in critical and emerging technology. The … Read more
A floating pier intended to be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take up to two months to construct and require as many as 1,000 U.S. servicemembers to complete, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Friday. The Defense Department will undertake the emergency mission to establish a temporary pier off the shore … Read more
The U.S. military and its allies shot down a flurry of at least 28 drones in the Red Sea fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen early Saturday, the Pentagon said. The drones were fired over an approximately four-hour period from about 4 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command reported on social … Read more
About 1,000 U.S. forces will be needed to build a temporary maritime corridor to get aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Friday. No U.S. forces will be on the ground in Gaza, but the U.S. military will help build out a pier and causeway to transport … Read more
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as the service struggles with recruiting shortfalls that made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill … Read more
The U.S. and U.K together launched “more than a dozen” airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen Saturday, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. This is the fourth round of joint coalition strikes since Jan. 11 to pressure the Houthis to stop attacking commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The strikes hit 18 Houthi … Read more
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken to hospital again on Sunday, a Pentagon spokesman said, this time “for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue”, weeks after previous stays he controversially kept secret. Austin later transferred the duties of his office to Deputy Secretary of Defence Kathleen Hicks, Defence Department press secretary Pat Ryder said … Read more
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