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US envoys hold talks with Zelenskiy on first Kyiv visit

Army’s second nationwide brigade-level exercise to run for 10 days

N. Korea commissions nuclear-capable naval destroyer Kang Kon

North Korea has commissioned its new naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media said Monday, as the country pushes to moderni...

Hormuz traffic drops to lowest since May

Hormuz traffic drops to lowest since May An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the ...

Anti-base Okinawa gov. in tight race with base supporter: poll

Gov. Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture, is running neck and ...

Postcard from PIF: Hardly divided, leaders took a stand on China test

The focus for this year’s annual gathering of Pacific leaders and partners was always going to be about China. With the ...

China Piles Pressure on Taiwan With Fresh Patrols Off East Coast

For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now...

Russia’s Most Dangerous Military Adaptation Is Recovery

Russia is learning how to restore command, targeting and sustainment after disruption. NATO should measure success by ho...

Russia Is Redrawing Its Energy Map Through the Arctic

Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) is about to become a game-changer for Eurasian energy trade, and Europe’s January 2027...

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner spearhead Russia-Ukraine diplomacy push

US envoys held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Mosco...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new destroyer will be part of nuclear response system

The Kang Kon is capable of delivering 'annihilating retaliatory strikes'.

US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold Ukraine talks after meeting Putin

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to re...

North Korea deploys naval destroyer on east coast to boost nuclear deterrence

North Korea formally deployed the Kang Kon naval destroyer at a ceremony on the east coast on Sunday, according to state...

Iran says plans to announce new ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz

“Any ship that enters this area with the intention of passing through the Strait of Hormuz and is identified will be pla...

U.S. envoys visit Kyiv for first time after meeting Putin in Moscow

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff made their first trip to Kyiv, one day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Peace talks rich in symbolism but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain

Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writ...

Peace talks rich in symbolism but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain

Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writ...

Ex-Pentagon chief anticipates US-Iran standoff to continues for six months more

Leon Panetta noted that there are very few options available to bring this war to an end

Russia strikes Ukraine-Romania border crossing for 2nd time in week

The Orlivka–Isaccea crossing links Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast with NATO and EU member Romania across the Danube River, which...

Kushner refrains from saying is US will toughen pressure on Russia

According to US President’s son-in-law, Trump is looking at the Ukrainian conflict through the prism of the "idea of wha...

A new claim on the Batanes, from an old Chinese playbook

Now China is going after the Batanes Islands, a strategically crucial Philippine territory in the Luzon Strait south of ...

The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the c...

The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the c...

Why are there so many US military bases in Australia, and could they drag us unwillingly into war? - podcast

Dotted like an outline around parts of Australia’s coast are military bases – the majority of which the US has control o...

Europe failing to deter Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war, warn defence officials

Foiled drone attack at German airport seen as sign of Nato’s weak response and Moscow’s impunity

Iran will declare a ‘prohibited zone’ near Hormuz in coming days: security chief

Iran’s top security chief Mohsen Rezaei on Sunday said his country would establish a “prohibited zone” near the strategi...

Iran to impose restricted shipping zone near Strait of Hormuz

Iran to impose restricted shipping zone near Strait of Hormuz Iran plans to establish a restricted maritime zone near th...

9/6/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Special Operations Forces Modern...

New trilateral meeting on Ukraine may be announced soon — Witkoff

According to US presidential envoy, the US delegation is "dug in on finding the solution" and there are all "the ingredi...

Witkoff says ‘a lot of progress’ made at Moscow talks on Ukraine

New ideas were heard, US presidential envoy said

War is likely to drag on into winter according to Zelenskyy following talks with US envoys

Following talks in Kyiv with US envoys, Zelenskyy said, "We very much hope that we will be able to reach agreements with...

Kushner describers meeting with Putin as ‘constructive and substantive’

The American leader's son-in-law noted that "many ideas" were discussed with the Russian president

Why is Argentina reviving the Falklands dispute?

More than 44 years after Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands, Argentina is reasserting its claim

Witkoff says peace talks have been ‘very meaningful’ in Ukraine

Witkoff says peace talks have been ‘very meaningful’ in Ukraine

Witkoff says settlement talks in Moscow, Kiev were positive

The American leader's special envoy noted that his work, together with the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, is t...

Ukraine war latest: US envoys make first visit to Kyiv, protecting city from Russian missiles but producing few results

Key developments on Sept. 5-6:'The war will continue' — US peace push fails to achieve deal after Witkoff, Kushner's fir...

US working on ‘peace package’ for Ukrainian settlement — Kushner

Many people in the United States government, under the President, Vice President, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and man...

US working on 'peace package' for Ukraine after talks with Putin, Zelenskyy

Witkof says parties to Ukraine conflict need to make compromises

The US President's special envoy noted that Moscow and Kyiv need to narrow the differences between them in order to achi...

Trump's first call after peace talks briefing will be Putin, source says

Trump will consult with his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, before calling Putin and then speaking with Preside...