Dissolving AFRICOM would signal a US retreat from Africa, ceding influence to China and Russia and accelerating authoritarianism at the expense of security and democracy.
Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defense have agreed to expand production of THAAD interceptors to meet growing global demand for missile defense.
Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday though access will be limited to the movement of people.
The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country on Saturday and was welcomed by the South American country's foreign minister.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday he had held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of Washington's drive to end the war in Ukraine.
Britain and Japan agreed to strengthen defense and economic ties, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, after his bid to forge closer links with China drew warnings from US President Donald Trump.
Visiting Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday Britain has a "huge amount to offer" China, after his bid to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump.
Syria's government and Kurdish forces reached a comprehensive deal on Friday to gradually integrate the Kurds' military and civilian institutions into the state.
The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had agreed to stop striking Kyiv for a week — ending Sunday — following a request by his US counterpart Donald Trump.