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Top US general in Korea talks maps, China, and getting Patriots back

Sitting at a desk in a remote Pentagon office, last Wednesday, Gen. Xavier Brunson has two maps displayed beside him. One hung on the wall shows the entire world, displayed in a wide rectangle. Another, printed on a paper sheet in front of him, depicts Seoul and its...

France kicks of high-intensity naval exercise targeting Atlantic ports

PARIS — France kicked off the 2025 edition of its high-intensity naval exercise Polaris on Monday, moving the action to the Atlantic with a scenario including attacks against French naval ports, a multinational sea battle and amphibious operations on the English and...

Zelenskyy hopes for ceasefire with Russia, challenges Putin to meeting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday challenged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to meet him personally in Turkey on Thursday, the latest move in a weekend-long exchange of proposals from both sides on the next steps in the U.S.-led...

US not yet shifting forces from Europe to Asia, top NATO official says

A month before the Hague summit, NATO’s top military officer said he has no indication yet that the United States will withdraw forces committed to the alliance’s defense plans and shift them to the Indo-Pacific. Still, Adm. Giuseppe Dragone — who chairs NATO’s top...