Deputies took a man into custody after an hours-long standoff in eastern Rowan County that included the barricaded person pointing a weapon and threatening the deputies. According to a release from ...

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Myanmar's military has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history, presenting itself as the only force capable of guarding the fractious Southeast Asian nation from rupture and ruin.

China failed in a second attempt to demonstrate the ability to recover the first stage of a launcher, this time during the inaugural flight of the Long March 12A. The rocket took off at 10 a.m. local ...

BEIJING—Just before 11 a.m. one recent morning, Xu Hui, a 35-year-old delivery driver, hopped on his motorbike to drop off his first order of the day from a milk tea store. Eleven minutes later, he ...

German soldiers file past a Puma infantry fighting vehicle at German Army headquarters in Strausberg, Germany, on Oct. 1, 2025. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) BERLIN — Germany’s parliamentary budget ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

San Antonio drivers heading off to work are facing a major slowdown this Wednesday, December 10, morning. A crash has shut down multiple lanes on Interstate 10 (I-10) West, forcing commuters to sit in ...

German lawmakers are set to approve 29 military procurement contracts worth a record €52 billion ($61 billion) next week, part of the government’s push to transform the Bundeswehr into Europe’s ...

China continues to make big advances in the final frontier. The nation just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence. In addition, the ...

BERLIN — When NATO allies committed to meeting President Donald Trump’s demand that they spend 5 percent of their gross domestic products annually on defense, Trump hailed it as a “monumental win for ...