The president signed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act despite objections over some provisions in the bill.

Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus approved the U.S. extradition request for former Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan on Dec. 23.

President Joe Biden is set to meet with Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a trip to Italy from Jan. 9 to 12.

Ahmad al-Sharaa is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a Sunni Islamist faction currently designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government.

Two underwater telecommunications cables were damaged last month, as the Chinese cargo vessel Yi Peng 3 transited the Baltic Sea.

The Senate’s passage of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act moves the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.

Sebastian Gorka discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy outlook in an interview with Epoch TV’s ‘American Thought Leaders.’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the deployment in Syria is a temporary security measure after Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Jordanian, Turkish, and Iraqi leaders about preventing a surge in sectarian conflicts and terrorism in Syria.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Russia’s military spending shows Moscow is preparing for a long-term standoff with Ukraine and its Western partners.