Guantanamo Detainees Tell First Independent Visitor About Scars from Torture and Hopes to Leave For the first time since the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba opened in 2002, a U.S. president had allowed a...
Since the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan, More Than 1,000 Civilians Were Killed in Attacks, UN Says According to a new report by the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, since the takeover in mid-August 2021 and until the...
First UN Investigator at US Detention Center at Guantanamo Says Detainees Face Cruel Treatment The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay said the 30 men held there are...
UN Nuclear Chief Says Large Ukraine Atomic Power Plant Held by Russia Faces 'Dangerous Situation' The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been repeatedly in the crossfire since Russia launched its war on Ukraine in...
UN Investigators Compiling Evidence on Chemical Weapons Use by Islamic State Extremists in Iraq U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic State extremists in Iraq...
UN Nuclear Chief Urges Russia and Ukraine to Ban Attacks at Europe's Largest Nuclear Power Plant The United Nations nuclear chief says the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and is asking...
Serbian Border Troops to Maintain Highest State of Alert After Ethnic Clashes Inside Kosovo NATO spokesperson Oana Longescu urged “institutions in Kosovo to de-escalate immediately."
UN to Vote on Resolution Saying Russia Must Pay Reparations The U.N. General Assembly has scheduled a vote for Monday on a resolution that would call for Russia to be held accountable...
UN Told Failure to Deal With Diversity Is Root Cause of Wars One by one, South Africa’s former president listed African countries where the failure to deal with diversity was a root...
UN Chief: Afghanistan Faces 'Make-or-Break Moment' Eighty percent of Afghanistan’s economy is informal, with women playing an overwhelming role.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...