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An image from the Russian Defense Ministry's official website reportedly shows a Russian warship launching a cruise missile Wednesday against Islamic State positions in Syria.

U.S. says several Russian missiles crashed in Iran

June 20, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

Several Russian cruise missiles fired from warships in the Caspian Sea at rebel positions in Syria crashed instead in northern Iran, U.S. officials said Thursday, disputing Russian claims that all...

A Russian-made helicopter hovers over the airport in Latakia, Syria, on Sept. 24.

U.S. intelligence: Russia will launch attacks in Syria

June 21, 2019 at 7:23 a.m.

A secret U.S. intelligence assessment provided to the White House predicts that the Kremlin will order military strikes in Syria to help prop up President Bashar Assad's embattled government and...

Fighters celebrate in Taizz after a battle with Houthi rebels in Yemen.

U.S. boosts support role in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen

June 19, 2019 at 7:43 p.m.

A Saudi-led military offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen has scored major gains this month, including recapturing the strategic port of Aden and the country's largest air base, after the...

Defense nominee Ashton Carter known for eclectic interests

June 21, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

Even as a young man, Ashton Carter had eclectic interests, earning degrees in physics and medieval history at Yale, and a doctorate in theoretical physics from Oxford University, where he...

Missing Afghan soldiers found near Canadian border

June 20, 2019 at 4:34 a.m.

Three Afghan soldiers, who went missing while in Massachusetts for military training, have been found trying to cross the border into Canada, a defense department official said on Monday. "I...

Cold War-era ‘Warthog’ targeted for retirement

August 18, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a snub-nosed ground-attack plane that the Maryland Air National Guard has flown in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the latest aircraft to find its way onto the...

Sponsors’ treat for AIG’s spa

August 22, 2021 at 7:04 a.m.

American International Group Inc., the troubled insurer condemned by members of Congress last year for holding a $400,000 retreat after taking billions of dollars in government bailout money, is hosting...

GM gets some advice on using eBay

June 1, 2019 at 1:03 a.m.

When it comes to online auto sales, there are no smiling, smooth-talking salespeople to help seal a deal. So what's General Motors Co. to do on eBay? It may be...

Ebbing recession fails to spur U.S. consumers

August 22, 2021 at 7:49 a.m.

Evidence is building that the global recession is ending, but nobody is breaking out the champagne, least of all the American consumer. New government data Friday showed an upturn in...

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