Israeli Military Near End of Most Intense Phase of Gaza Fighting, Defense Minister Says

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 3:19 pm ET The Israeli military is close to completing its most intensive phase of fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s defense minister…

Houthis Turn Their Sights on U.S. Ships, Vow to Keep Attacking Red Sea Targets

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:57 pm ET Fresh attacks targeted American ships in the Middle East, days after the U.S. led a round of strikes meant to diminish the…

Opinion | The Biden-Trump Foot-Shooting Contest

[ad_1] Voters don’t like either party’s presidential front-runner, and it’s little wonder why. But that leaves a larger question: If there’s a Biden-Trump contest, who will have made himself more…

Ukraine’s War Effort Is Stuck. This Heroic Battlefield Failure Shows Why.

[ad_1] By James Marson and Oksana Grytsenko Jan. 10, 2024 12:01 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The planners of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against the country’s Russian invaders last year…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Hospitalization Deepens Mystery of His Absence

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 7, 2024 5:32 pm ET WASHINGTON—The Pentagon’s No. 2 official didn’t learn that her boss was hospitalized Jan. 1 until four days after she had assumed some…

Biden Didn’t Learn for Days That Pentagon Chief Was in Hospital

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 6, 2024 10:55 pm ET Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spent time in an intensive care unit after entering a military hospital on New Year’s Day, but…

Nebraska banker, railroad exec, ammo makers named to Business Hall of Fame

[ad_1] The Nebraska Business Hall of Fame next month will welcome a railroad executive, a banker and a Grand Island family in the ammunition business. Lance Fritz, former chief executive…

Essay | Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia?

[ad_1] By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated Jan. 5, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The lead Ukrainian negotiator, David Arakhamia, pointed to a bottle of sanitizing gel on the…

U.S. Killing of Militia Leader Marks Bid to Stop Attacks on Its Forces in Iraq

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) A deadly American drone strike Thursday in Baghdad was the first known targeted killing of an Iranian-backed militia leader by the Biden administration, marking…

WSJ News Exclusive | Russia Moves Forward With Plans to Buy Iranian Ballistic Missiles

[ad_1] Russia is planning to buy short-range ballistic missiles from Iran, a step that would enhance Moscow’s ability to target Ukraine’s infrastructure at a critical moment in the conflict, U.S.…