NASA’s Europa Clipper launches on mission to icy Jupiter moon

Scientists are eager to see if Europa’s subsurface ocean could support life, as NASA’s Europa Clipper is scheduled to begin its journey.

French citizen convicted in Russia of collecting military information and gets 3 years in prison

A Russian court on Monday convicted a French citizen of collecting military information and sentenced him to three years in prison.

In Iceland, a hunt for Russian submarines and deeper US relations

Though Iceland has a pacifist tradition and no military, it has been a member of the NATO alliance since its founding after World War II.

Trump urges using military to handle ‘radical left lunatics’ on Election Day

Former president Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that he is worried about the prospect of unspecified actions by what he dubbed “radical left lunatics” on Election Day.

On IDF tour of southern Lebanon, signs of Hezbollah tunnels and arms

The Israel Defense Forces brought a small group of journalists into the southwestern corner of Lebanon on Sunday to show what commanders described as extensive and entrenched militant infrastructure.

Soldiers test drive Army’s newest troop-moving vehicle in Hawaii

Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division are testing the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle during a two-week exercise in Hawaii that ends Thursday.

North Korea is preparing to destroy northern parts of inter-Korean roads, Seoul says

South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as the rivals are embroiled in soaring tensions over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory.

China deploys record 125 warplanes in large scale military drill in warning to Taiwan

China was holding large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday.

North Carolina authorities arrest armed man after threats against FEMA workers

Federal emergency response personnel on Saturday had employees operating in hard-hit Rutherford County, N.C., stop working and move to a different area because of concerns over “armed militia” threatening government workers in the region, according to an email sent to federal agencies helping with response in the state.

Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump’s weekend rally in Southern California

A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert, authorities said. He was released the same day on $5,000 bail.