Global Hot Spots

Both the Army Reserves and local police missed out on opportunities to intervene in a gunman’s psychiatric crisis and seize

Taiwan’s military on Tuesday conducted a live-fire drill, launching several anti-air missiles in response to growing military pressure from China

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam in Beijing on Monday. (Aug. 19) AP

Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided in the South China Sea on Monday, damaging at least two boats, prompting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Hamas of sabotaging efforts to reach a Gaza cease-fire deal. (Aug. 19)

The Israeli army released footage Thursday of what it said are airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. (Aug. 8) AP

The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers on Wednesday in a show of force

North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim

Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily strikes for the past 10 months during the war in Gaza. (Aug. 6) AP

The US will hand over its last military base in Niger Monday, ahead of the September 15 deadline for US