On Feb. 28, 1993, a gunbattle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh for stockpiling illegal weapons; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began. (On April 19 of that year, FBI agents stormed the compound with tear gas and armored vehicles, with dozens dead before the standoff was over).
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.
President Donald Trump has announced he is canceling a planned tariff on U.S. allies in Europe over Greenland. This decision follows an agreement with NATO on a framework for a future Arctic deal. Earlier, Trump insisted on acquiring Greenland but said he would not use force. His comments have sparked concerns about a potential geopolitical standoff. Denmark remains firm on its sovereignty over Greenland. Trump's tariff threats have alarmed European leaders, who warn of a strong response. The situation has overshadowed Trump's plans to address U.S. housing prices, with Greenland dominating discussions.
On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon, while a near-simultaneous attack on French barracks in Beirut killed 58 paratroopers.
Coming into the second Donald J. Trump administration, the president called the U.S. a weak, failed nation, and proclaimed in his inaugural sp…
 NATO has started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine, most bought from the U.S. Sweden said Tuesday that it would work with neighbors Denmark and Norway to provide $500 million worth of air defenses, anti-tank weapons, ammunition and spare parts. It follows a Dutch announcement of air defense equipment and ammunition worth $578 million. NATO says the weapons "packages will be prepared rapidly and issued on a regular basis." The equipment is based on Ukraine's priority needs on the battlefield. Air defense systems are in greatest need. The United Nations has said Russia's relentless pounding of urban areas has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians.
It was June 1945. There was some guarded hope in the air on these shores. Germany had surrendered in May as World War II in an exhausted and d…
Veterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler's regime. Tens of thousands of people attended the commemorations, which included parachute jumps, flyovers, remembrance ceremonies, parades, and historical reenactments. The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Hitler's defenses in western Europe. A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says that most allies endorse President Donald Trump's demand that they invest 5% of gross domestic product on their security needs. Speaking Thursday after chairing a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Rutte said he has "total confidence that we will get there" by the next NATO summit in three weeks. The aim would be to spend 3.5% on defense budgets and an extra 1.5% on things like the roads, bridges, airfields and seaports needed to deploy armies more quickly. The ministers also approved purchasing targets to stock up on more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and North Atlantic.
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.
