US Southern Command chief meets Venezuela's president weeks after Maduro's capture

February 19, 2026 · The Independent

Warning issued over probability of war between US and Iran
Warning issued over probability of war between US and Iran
Pentagon can ban HIV-positive recruits from US military, conservative appeals court rules
Hegseth’s Defense Department can continue banning people living with HIV from joining, judges say
North Korean leader deploys 50 new rocket launchers ahead of major party congress
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capab
Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump has hinted, US military says
The U.S. military says a red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look
Property developers spark anger over plan to clear woodland home to Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black cockatoos
Proposal to replant inside a different type of protected woodland would not replicate diversity of cleared sites used by