Ciarán Sunderlanddpa(TNS) Brussels — Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is now the secretary general of NATO after a handover ceremony at alliance headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Rutte, who succeeded Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg, thanked NATO allies for trusting him with the leadership role. “It is a big job, and…
Former Dutch prime minister becomes NATO secretary general
Commentary: Everyone who grasps the risk of nuclear war says Trump shouldn’t be trusted
Jill LawrenceLos Angeles Times(TNS) It was a mistake to visit Los Alamos in the middle of a presidential campaign that Donald Trump might win. I get that now, after wandering around the New Mexico town that is synonymous with clichés…
Army training medical personnel for large scale European war
MARY SHINNThe Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)(TNS) As the war in Ukraine kills and injures tens of thousands, European countries are getting more serious about medical training and ensuring the care is standardized across NATO nations. In a large-scale ground war in Eastern Europe, casualties could…
Man at center of stolen valor case received $300,000 in benefits by claiming he fought in Operation Inherent Resolve
A 40-year-old Mountain View man is facing allegations he lied about serving in the military to collect more than $300,000 in pay and benefits from his employer, according to authorities.
Japan warship sails through Taiwan Strait for 1st time to counter increasingly aggressive China
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo / Asia News Network(TNS) Sep. 27—TOKYO (YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ANN) — A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer has sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the Self-Defense Forces were formed, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The Sazanami traversed the strait Wednesday in…
Russia fires four hypersonic missiles and dozens of drones at Ukraine
dpa(TNS) Kiev — The Russian Air Force fired four Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missiles at Ukraine on Thursday morning, after sending dozens of combat drones overnight, Ukrainian officials said. The missiles’ target was the city of Starokostyantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region of western Ukraine. There is a…