Breaking News: Nikki Haley resigns as US Ambassador to the UN

Breaking News: Nikki Haley resigns as US Ambassador to the UN

Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, announced her resignation on Tuesday. President Trump, who referred to Haley as a “fantastic person” in a joint press conference following the announcement, said Haley first indicated that she planned to leave six months ago. Her tenure as America’s ambassador to the U.N. will conclude at the […]

The Pic of the Day: Moving toward peace on the Korean peninsula

The Pic of the Day: Moving toward peace on the Korean peninsula

In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose after a historic summit in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.   Korea Broadcasting System via AP   Learn more about this historic meeting between North and South […]

The CIA is shifting emphasis away from terrorism and back toward nation-level foes

The CIA is shifting emphasis away from terrorism and back toward nation-level foes

While a great deal of discussion has been afforded to the U.S. military’s near two-decade long anti-terrorism and counter-insurgency efforts, it wasn’t the only facet of the American national security apparatus that saw a distinct shift in operational strategy following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The CIA, America’s covert intelligence gathering service with […]

The Pic of the Day: North Korean parade goes on without nukes

The Pic of the Day: North Korean parade goes on without nukes

North Korean tanks roll past during a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. North Korea staged a major military parade, huge rallies and will revive its iconic mass games on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. North Korea’s nuclear ICBMs […]

North Korean spy to be charged in Sony ‘Interview’ hacking attack

North Korean spy to be charged in Sony ‘Interview’ hacking attack

On Thursday, the American Justice Department announced plans to charge a North Korean spy with hacking into the computers and servers of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014. The hacking, which many believe occurred as retaliation for a film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco about a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader, reportedly wiped […]

Japan wants to combine America’s two best fighters into one air dominance platform – here’s why America might let them

Japan wants to combine America’s two best fighters into one air dominance platform – here’s why America might let them

Sometimes it can be tough to appreciate the logic behind which defense technologies the United States Government deems suitable for export. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, for instance, is regularly touted as the most advanced aircraft ever developed, but Uncle Sam is happy to distribute them willingly to paying nations with friendly relations to help […]

The Pic of the Day: Kim Jong Un shifts rhetoric to a ‘symbolic battle’

The Pic of the Day: Kim Jong Un shifts rhetoric to a ‘symbolic battle’

In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, photo, a North Korean guide gives a tour of Samjiyon Great Monument in Samjiyon in North Korea. Samjiyon is one of the main focuses of a massive nationwide construction campaign ahead of North Korea’s 70th anniversary in what leader Kim Jong Un has described as a symbolic battle against […]

The Pic of the Day: Sons presented their father’s dog tag, recovered from North Korea

The Pic of the Day: Sons presented their father’s dog tag, recovered from North Korea

Larry McDaniel, of Jacksonville, Fla., left, and his brother, Charles McDaniel, of Indianapolis, sons of Master Sgt. Charles Hobert McDaniel who died in the Korean War in 1950, are presented their father’s dog tag by an official of the Army’s Past Conflicts Casualty Office, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Arlington, Va. The dog tag was […]

The Pic of the Day: American remains returned from North Korea

The Pic of the Day: American remains returned from North Korea

Vice President Mike Pence, left, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Phil Davidson, center, and Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, deputy director of the POW/MIA Accounting Agency, attend at a ceremony marking the arrival of the remains believed to be of American service members who fell in the Korean War at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, […]

In Pictures: Fallen service members of the Korean War come home

In Pictures: Fallen service members of the Korean War come home

Caskets draped in American flags arrived onto U.S. soil on Wednesday, the remains of those who fell during the Korean War and have been lost ever since — until now. North Korea and the United States have worked together to transport the fallen service members home for the first time since they departed for the […]