Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario. The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since ...

Norway as an Arctic frontline state? The US is opening 12 military bases in Norway to confront Russia in the Arctic (thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/20…) - The main objective is to contest Russia's Northern Sea Route and the Russian claims to energy resources in the Russian Arctic - The US has not ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the ...

Pentagon Plans Sea Drone Fleet for Possible China War The Pentagon is embarking on a $1 billion program to build an armada of remote-controlled killer sea drones. The effort is the first phase of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Replicator Initiative to build thousands of autonomous war-ready vehicles as tools to "deter conflict and, if deterrence ...

Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player OPEN NPR 24 HOUR PROGRAM STREAMOn Air Now Open Navigation Menu DONATE POLITICS Why the House voted to ban TikTok and what could come next UPDATED MARCH 13, 202412:25 PM ET  By Deirdre Walsh , Bobby Allyn LISTEN· 4:034-Minute Listen Toggle more options The House passed a bill Wednesday that would require ByteDance, the ...

China said on Tuesday that it supports the Maldives in safeguarding its sovereignty, as the first batch of Indian military personnel operating a helicopter left the island nation and was replaced by a civilian crew. Indian military personnel stationed in the Maldives manning the operations of a helicopter left the country after handing over the operations ...