US military

Canada’s Carney considered chance Trump might use military force to make it join US: NYT

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney - a former central banker - said in an interview with the New York Times that the risk of Trump using force could not be ignored.

Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again

Smoke rises from the bulk carrier vessel Cape Dao that came under attack while sailing from the UAE toward India.

Trump deploys fresh US troops to Lithuania, says country’s president, amid cuts in Europe

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda thanked the Trump administration in a post on social media, saying that the US’ presence was important for the security of the region.

As resistance mounts, Trump reaches for a familiar shield: National security

A demonstrator protests US President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch at its proposed site in Memorial Circle on Sept 21.

US warns allies of missile delivery delays due to shortage

The Patriot missile systems on display at the 3rd Warsaw Air Defense Missile Brigade’s base in Sochaczew, Poland, on Dec 18, 2025.

Flawed AI-linked intel almost led US to board China ship: Report

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets are launched from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on March 3 to support the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran.

Pentagon to proceed with controversial testosterone testing after pause

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has promoted the use of testosterone to improve military readiness, first announced the screening mandate in July.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 18, 2026

Personnel work on US Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets parked on the tarmac at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

Iran war has cost US military $48 billion: Congressional Budget Office

The heavily damaged Iranian space research centre, one of the sites struck during the war, in Tehran, on July 6, 2026.

Trump administration plans $3.6 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say

Palestinian children play volleyball amid rubble of buildings damaged in the war, in Gaza City, on Sept 15.

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