Elisabeth Vincken had listened to artillery fire for eight straight days before someone knocked on her cottage door on Christmas Eve in 1944. She opened it to find three lost American soldiers, one ...

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 ...

An Army gynecologist in Texas has been formally accused of taking videos during intimate patient exams, the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel said Tuesday. Army Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN ...

BERLIN -- German lawmakers on Friday approved the government's plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about ...

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said technical problems had bogged down one of Germany’s biggest military procurement projects: digital communication gear for army vehicles. The announcement marked a ...

The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week. A ...

ZIBQIN VALLEY, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese army has intensified its efforts in areas along the border with Israel, in the volatile area that witnessed the 14-month war between Israel and the Hezbollah ...

BERLIN—A dozen senior German officers convened at a triangle-shaped military compound in Berlin about 2½ years ago to work on a secret plan for a war with Russia. Now they’re racing to implement it.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned Tuesday that new intelligence assessments show Moscow is preparing for the option of a future attack against a NATO member, marking it the third time ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz commits to strengthening Germany's army, with plans to expand to 260,000 soldiers by 2035 amid rising tensions with Russia. Political malpractice: Johnson faces bipartisan ...

New recruits from a German air force training battalion take their oath of service in Mainz, Germany, Nov. 19, 2025 (DPA photo by Hannes P. Albert via AP). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new ...

This year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect. The coalition government is hoping a ...