Topic: Defense

Israel has come under international criticism after United Nations peacekeepers were injured earlier this week in tank fire in southern Lebanon.

Two businessmen have pleaded guilty to diverting $12 million dollars away from an Air Force contract to pay for personal and unrelated business expenses, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Israeli air strikes hit two neighborhoods in central Beirut Thursday night, reportedly targeting at least one Hezbollah official and inflicting casualties and massive material damage,

Two Hezbollah commanders were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday.

The European Union on Tuesday established a new framework to impose sanctions against Russia, as the democratic bloc seeks to punish the Kremlin over its destabilizing activities.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will help strengthen U.S. ties in East Asia during a pair of summits with leaders from the Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asian regions.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States and South Korea that any attack would be met with a nuclear response, state media reported Tuesday.

The Israeli military said Tuesday that it has begun "a targeted and demarcated ground operation" in southern Lebanon, where it claimed Hezbollah militants and infrastructure were located.

The United States on Monday announced more Hamas-related sanctions, as it targets sham charity initiatives that bulge the militia's coffers on the one-year mark of the group's brutal surprise attack on Israel.

One year after the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas began, 42, 000 people are dead and massive destruction of the besieged strip has occurred.