Police in Pennsylvania are questioning an individual with a gun believed to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The man was taken into custody in Altoona, almost 300 miles from the scene of the shooting in Midtown Manhattan. Reassessing the future of the United States as a […]
KYIV, Ukraine—NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is “entering a decisive phase,” Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday, and “taking on very dramatic dimensions.” Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was […]
Trump’s latest pick as U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, briefly served as acting attorney general during Trump’s first term. With little experience in foreign policy, what do we know about his suitability? To find out more, NTD spoke with Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, a geopolitical strategist and the co-founder of Restore Liberty.
KYIV—Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the United States and UK’s allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised address, said Moscow struck a Ukrainian military […]
Is the world now closer to nuclear war, or are Russia’s recent updates to its nuclear doctrine just saber-rattling? For a closer look at recent statements by the Kremlin, NTD spoke with military analyst Kevin Aucoin.
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. ambassador to NATO. In a statement released on social media, the president-elect said Whitaker was selected because he is a “strong warrior and loyal patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended.” […]
What would President-elect Donald Trump’s China policy look like? A peek at his choice for secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), could offer a hint. Is sensitive U.S. surveillance data now in the hands of the Chinese Community Party? U.S. authorities reveal that China-linked hackers intercepted key communications between American law enforcement agencies. How […]
Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged European leaders to step up their defense spending commitments to keep the transatlantic alliance strong in the face of threats, and to support President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Stoltenberg, who led NATO from 2014 to 2024, wrote in a Nov. 9 op-ed in […]
China is reacting to Trump’s sweeping victory. The leader of the Chinese Communist Party congratulated the president-elect. Meanwhile, China’s stock market plunged. What could a second Trump term mean for China? Trump is expected to place 60 percent tariffs on goods made in China, which is one of his major campaign promises. To help carry […]
If former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, it may prompt European leaders to rethink their Ukraine strategies. His approach could amplify conservative voices in Europe that have long been urging reduced support for Ukraine, potentially altering NATO dynamics and affecting U.S.–EU defense alignment. Meanwhile, European nations face challenges in building a unified […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking increased military support from Europe ahead of the winter months. He’s visiting London for talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the new NATO Chief, Mark Rutte.
LONDON—The outgoing head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday he welcomed talks on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, but any decision on the issue would have to be made by individual allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading with allies for months to let Ukraine fire Western missiles […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Sept. 12 that if NATO allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range missiles, it would be tantamount to becoming directly involved in the war and would change the nature of the conflict. “If this decision is taken, it will mean nothing less than the direct involvement […]
Reports say at least two people have been killed in a shooting at a high school in Georgia. Law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. A father of three lost his wife and all […]
A top Russian official said the Kremlin will change its nuclear weapons doctrine in response to the war in Ukraine and what Moscow describes as an escalation in the conflict. Russia’s current nuclear doctrine, issued by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, states that Moscow may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack […]
BERLIN—The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen remained at high alert on Friday, a spokesperson said, after the security level was raised overnight “based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat.” “We are still at Charlie,” a spokesperson for the base told Reuters, referring to the second-highest of four states of alert. […]
NATO made the Chinese regime a key focus at this year’s NATO summit by calling on the Chinese Communist Party to stop “all material and political support” for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Retired Col. John Mills spoke with NTD about this shift in stance on the part of the world’s largest military alliance.
Massive flooding devastates a province in northern China. Over 20,000 have been evacuated while others trudge through floodwaters covered in mud. The disaster has so far destroyed bridges and damaged roads. With decades of hardship comes decades of resilience. After enduring 25 years of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, a spiritual group is commemorating […]
NATO leaders have said China is a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine. It comes as Beijing deepens its ties with Moscow. NTD discussed this with the vice chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Benedict Rogers.
David Salvo, senior fellow and managing director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund, spoke with NTD about the implications of NATO’s communique, the effectiveness and potential effects of allies cutting investment in China, and the developing relationship between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
