Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Jan. 25. 2026. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption toggle caption Chiang Ying-ying/AP TAIPEI, Taiwan — American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Cheers erupted … Read more
The United States no longer views China as a top security priority, according to the Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to focus on the Western Hemisphere in a break from a decade of foreign policy that saw Beijing as the biggest threat to US security and economic interests. … Read more
People take shelter in a subway station during Russia’s night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Danylo Antoniuk/AP hide caption toggle caption Danylo Antoniuk/AP KYIV — Thousands of apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv remain without heating, electricity and water once again, after Russia launched hundreds of drones … Read more
Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party on course for a landslide win amid a raging civil war. Voting began in 60 townships, including in the cities of Yangon and Mandalay, at 6am local time on Sunday (23:30 GMT, Saturday). Recommended Stories … Read more
FILE – Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Ng Han Guan/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP/AP BEIJING — The Chinese military’s top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations … Read more
As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at the very time when trust in the credibility of the election system is at an all-time low, serious trouble beckons … Read more
President Trump speaks during a reception for business leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — It was among the most volatile weeks for trans-Atlantic relations in recent history, marked by a series of disruptive statements from President Trump … Read more
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Is there a deal between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland? Mary Louise Kelly and the team on NPR’s national security podcast break it down. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Juana Summers. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: And I’m Mary Louise Kelly, with a question that has dominated the week … Read more
The United States has issued a warning to Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, writing that it would consider action should the temporary governing body compromise the Caribbean nation’s security. In a sternly worded social media post on Thursday, the US embassy in Haiti maintained that its goal was the “establishment of baseline security and stability”. Recommended … Read more