U.S. calls for clearer commitments on Taiwan underscore the growing pressure on the Quad, as the Taiwan issue increasingly tests the group’s unity and strategic purpose.

Gordin said that Israel is "increasing the pressure and pace of the strikes" and has hit targets around the majority-Druze city of Suweyda in Syria, as well as the capital, Damascus, where an army ...

The U.S. plans to sell Patriot missile batteries — systems ideal for shielding territory against incoming missile attacks — and other weapons to European allies that would be transferred to Kyiv.