Security

NATO holds its biggest exercises in decades, involving 90K personnel

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO will launch its biggest military exercises in decades next week with around 90,000 personnel set to take part in months of drills aimed at showing the alliance can defend all of its territory up to its border with Russia, top officers said...

British lawmakers slam military over management of equipment

LONDON — The British Defence Ministry’s alleged failure to adequately manage stocks of spares and supplies puts military personnel at risk, according to the parliamentary committee that oversees government spending. The Public Accounts Committee claimed that outdated...

Pressure mounts on Biden to leverage human rights laws on Israel aid

WASHINGTON ― Shortly after Hamas killed about 1,200 Israelis — mostly civilians — and abducted more than 200 hostages, Biden administration officials told U.S. lawmakers to prepare their constituents for a long war in Gaza. In the days after the Oct. 7 attack, the...

Pakistan’s Air Force says it has a hypersonic-capable missile

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Air Force has revealed the existence of a hypersonic missile capability, noting on social media and in a news release that the weapon is part of a wider modernization effort “to counter evolving threats.” The service said the capability is...