PENTAGON — The U.S. military said Thursday it struck three radar sites in Yemen in response to missile launches from territory controlled by Houthi rebels that targeted a U.S. Navy destroyer. A Pentagon statement said the destroyer USS Nitze launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at radar sites along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, north of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. […]
A Syrian man under arrest in Germany for allegedly planning a bomb attack killed himself Wednesday evening in a detention center in Leipzig, officials said. Saxony’s state justice ministry announced the death of Jaber Albakr, 22. One unconfirmed report said Albakr hanged himself; further details were expected Thursday. Authorities said Albakr, who arrived in Germany […]
Finland and the U.S. signed an agreement Friday to strengthen their military collaboration, in the wake of accusations that Russian fighter jets violated Finnish airspace the day before. Russia’s defense ministry quickly denied the accusations, saying their Su-27 military planes flew “in strict compliance with the international regulations.” Finland has accused Russia of similar airspace […]
With relations between Washington and Moscow deteriorating, Russian news agencies are quoting a top defense official as saying the possibility of reopening Russian military facilities in Cuba and Vietnam is under consideration. Asked Friday by lawmakers in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, if the Russian military might return to countries like […]