U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions

By Reuters,

The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering...

President Joe Biden , President Vladimir Putin , sanctions , U.S Election

Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds

By Reuters,

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely directed efforts to try to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, according to an American...

Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , President Vladimir Putin , U.S elections

US steps up military presence in South China Sea

By CNN,

A US Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the second such sailing in as many weeks, as the Biden admin...

south china sea , US NAVY

China’s fleet now larger than US Navy

By CNN,

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china

U.S. naval ship arrives in Mombasa for port visit

By Citizen Reporter,

A U.S. naval ship arrived in Mombasa on Monday for a port visit in support of its 2021 African coast deployment. The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Her...

naval ship , USS Hershel “Woody” Williams

Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts

By CNN,

President Joe Biden announced "America is back" on Thursday and declared that "diplomacy is back at the center" of US foreign policy as he said the US...

Joe Biden

Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons

By Reuters,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, ...

Putin , russia

OPINION: Uhuru’s support for war on drugs key in keeping the country clean

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos The war on drugs is not an issue typically associated with our country. Although Kenyans are not major consumers of drugs, our...

Kenyan flag to fly half-mast for two days in honour of Mugabe

By PSCU,

The Kenyan flag will fly half mast following the death of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. State House said this will be from Saturday, S...

mugabe , Zimbabwe

Spain sends warship to pick up migrants off Italy’s coast

By Reuters,

Spain ordered a naval vessel on Tuesday to the Italian island of Lampedusa to bring migrants stranded there on a rescue boat to Mallorca after some of...

Danilo Toninelli , migrants , Spain

Russia says five killed in mysterious rocket test accident

By Reuters,

Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom said early on Saturday that five of its staff members had been killed in an accident during tests on a military ...

Rosatom , Russian military action , Russian rocket

Russia, South Korea trade conflicting claims over alleged airspace intrusion

By Reuters,

Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday said that Moscow had not apologized for an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea sai...

Airspace , Fighter jets , John Bolton , russia , South Korea

Trump says Iran ‘made a very big mistake’ by shooting down drone

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran made “a very big mistake” by shooting down a U.S. military drone that Tehran said was on a spy m...

Iran , President Donald Trump , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S

US draws Eritrea closer with removal from terror list

By VOA,

The United States has removed Eritrea from a terror list, the latest in a series of diplomatic victories for the East African nation. The U.S. Stat...

terror list

U.S. warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions

By Reuters,

The U.S. military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a move likely...

trade tension , US warships

Ethiopia, France sign military, Navy deal, turn ‘new page’ in ties

By VOA,

Ethiopia and France agreed their first military cooperation accord on Tuesday, a deal that includes helping the landlocked nation build a navy, as Par...

Ethiopia , France

Iran warns of firm response if Israel acts against its oil shipments

By Reuters,

Iran will respond firmly to any Israeli naval action against its oil shipments, Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday, in comments that came a w...

Donald Trump , Iran , Israel , U.S

Why the U.S might reject selling arms to the Philippines

By VOA,

The Philippine foreign secretary says his country wants to buy American weaponry to shore up defense. But although the two countries have worked close...

Michael Pompeo , Philippines , President Rodrigo Duterte

China’s military is going from strength to strength under Xi Jinping

By CNN,

Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, a revolution has been taking place inside Beijing's armed forces. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has grown ...

Xi Jinping

Democrats blast diversion of pentagon money to border wall

By VOA,

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday criticized a plan to divert money from Defense Department projects to fund President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico b...

Congressional Democrats o