Military Operations

Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed during crackdown

Perspective: Anya Seraphine

Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse

Iran shuts airspace and UK closes embassy in Tehran as Trump weighs military action

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Airlines were forced to cancel, reroute or delay some flights after the airspace was closed for nearly five hours and will likely be closed again as foreign workers leave.

Senate pushes back on Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Senate advances war powers resolution to limit Trump's powers

‘Shocked’ China demands US release Maduro after ‘trampling’ Venezuela’s sovereignty

Perspective: Wilma Smithers

China delivered a strongly worded message to the United States on Monday at an “emergency” meeting of the UN Security Council, calling on Washington to abide by international law, end its illusion that it is the world’s police force and court, and to immediately release Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Who is Cilia Flores, Venezuela’s ‘first combatant’?

Perspective: Woke Wilma

First Lady Cilia Flores was abducted with her husband, President Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday. Who is she?

Trump says Venezuela president Maduro captured and flown out of country after US strike

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Trump says Venezuela president Maduro captured and flown out of country after US strike

With Artillery and Warships, China Practices Blockading Taiwan

Perspective: Woke Wilma

China flew bombers and fired long-range artillery during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the island-democracy by force.

Opinion | Trump and Zelensky talk peace while Putin wages war

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Ukraine peace won’t come until the Russian dictator realizes he can’t win militarily.

Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says

Perspective: Woke Wilma

Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says.

How much can it increase the pressure?

Perspective: Jacob Flint

Ukraine’s gloves are off in its energy war with Russia

Judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in LA with sharp rebuke

Perspective: Victoria Steel

In the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Trump's deployments, a judge ruled the administration must end its deployment to Los Angeles and return control of National Guard troops to California.

New Cambodia-Thailand clash

Perspective: Professor Milo

The US president claimed credit for ending eight wars but not all peace deals have survived.