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Reuters National Security Correspondent covering the Pentagon.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speak ahead of the state funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Ricky Carioti/Pool via REUTERS
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
People embrace as they evacuate following powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson
January 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Firefighters work to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
January 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.
December 26, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Mourners pray beside the bodies during the funeral of Palestinian journalists from Al-Quds Al-Youm television channel who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, according to medics with the Gaza health authorities, in the central Gaza Strip, December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
December 26, 2024 at 12:55 PM
The U.S. military says a U.S warship appears to have mistakenly fired on and hit a U.S. F-18 aircraft over the Red Sea in a case of friendly fire. The pilots ejected and were recovered safely, the military adds
December 22, 2024 at 3:21 AM
The Pentagon says it actually has 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, well above the 900 troops they have been saying. The Pentagon said these forces include a large contingent have been temporary forces supporting the counter-ISIS mission and unrelated the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
December 19, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Ahmed Al-Louh, a video journalist for Al Jazeera TV, after he was killed in an Israeli strike on the civil emergency centre, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in the central Gaza Strip, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
December 17, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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@reuters.com 2024: The world under water. Scientists have long predicted that an increase in the global temperature would create an increase in precipitation — although not evenly distributed — because a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor. www.reuters.com/investigates...
December 16, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Dec 15 (Reuters) - At least 15 Palestinians were killed and others injured in a strike on a shelter for the displaced in Gaza's Khan Younis, medics said on Sunday.
December 16, 2024 at 1:40 AM
JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a week ago.
December 15, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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My memoir of my daughter, gift link renewed. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Miranda’s Last Gift
When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memories—and Ringo.
www.theatlantic.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes on Thursday that Gaza medics and Hamas said were part of a force protecting humanitarian aid trucks, but Israel's military said they were Hamas militants trying to hijack the shipment.
December 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM
The Pentagon says it has no evidence that the drones seen over New Jersey are from a foreign entity or adversary.
December 11, 2024 at 7:20 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russia could launch another experimental hypersonic ballistic missile in Ukraine in coming days, but Washington does not consider the Oreshnik weapon a game changer in the war, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
December 11, 2024 at 3:02 PM
The top U.S. general for the Middle East was in Syria earlier today where he met U.S. forces and the Kurdish-led SDF.
December 10, 2024 at 7:51 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters)-Israeli naval missile ships destroyed the Syrian military fleet in an operation on Monday night as part of a broad campaign to eliminate strategic threats to Israel, Defence Minister Katz said on Tuesday, during a visit to a naval base in Haifa.
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
A damaged picture of Syria's Bashar al-Assad lies on the floor inside Qamishli international airport, in Qamishli, Syria December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
December 9, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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New EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius tells @liliebayer.bsky.social & me:

EU must find ways in next year to raise hundreds of billions in extra military spending to defend against any attack from Russia by end of decade.

Needs "big bang" of arms buying & finance

Faces "security pandemic"
EU must find billions for arms within a year, defence chief says
Europe needs to find ways within the next year to fund hundreds of billions of euros in extra military spending to defend against any attack from Russia by the end of the decade, the European Union's new defence commissioner has said.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:58 PM
President Assad is in Moscow and Russia has granted him and his family asylum, Russian agencies reported, citing a Kremlin source.
December 8, 2024 at 6:10 PM
A child looks on from a vehicle at Masnaa Border Crossing, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon, December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
December 8, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said a decision on Sunday to have the Israeli military deploy forces in the U.N.-monitored buffer zone with Syria comes was taken to ensure the protection of all Israeli communities in the Golan Heights.
December 8, 2024 at 3:22 PM
A man holds Syrian opposition flags as he celebrates after an end to President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
December 8, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Two senior Syrian officers say that Syrian president Bashar al Assad has left Damascus to unknown destination- Reuters
December 8, 2024 at 2:23 AM