France's defence ministry on Friday announced new guidelines and an internal probe after allegations of impunity following sexual violence in the military.
Tokyo and Washington have struck 70 pacts on defence cooperation during Japanese PM’s White House state visitJoe Biden and Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister, have announced a new era of military cooperation during the pomp and pageantry of a White House state visit aimed at countering China.The US president said the two nations’ forces will cooperate on a joint command structure and, along with Australia, develop a new air missile defence network. Continue reading
TOPEKA (KSNT) - April is sexual assault awareness and prevention month and local survivor, Gayle Hunter, is shining a light on her assault experience. Hunter says she was drugged and attacked back in 2020. Since her assault, her passion for hearing and standing with survivors has lead her to create safe spaces for victims all []
Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other adversaries. Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force shared their chilling warning to a House committee on Wednesday. "Time is my greatest concern — we are in a race for military technological superiority with a capable pacing challenge," Kendall told the House Armed Services...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as
Since 2021, eight employees of Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, charged with assaulting female prisonersThe US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) is closing a federal women’s prison in California that has been plagued by rampant staff sexual abuse of incarcerated residents.Colette Peters, the BoP director, said in a statement to the Associated Press on Monday that Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin was “not meeting expected standards and that the best course of action is...
The US and Japan are "increasing the interoperability and planning of our militaries so they can work together in a seamless and effective way," US President Joe Biden said today.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Friday to alter the state’s statute of limitations for civil sexual abuse cases to narrowly benefit Boy Scout sex abuse survivors who are eligible for compensation under a settlement up to $2.7 million. The state met the April 19 deadline to alter the state’s sexual
The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. The Thursday action targets entities and and people in Iran involved in drone production. The sanctions were meant to hold Iran accountable for its weekend attack and to deter further such activity. But the practical impact is likely to be limited because many of the targeted companies already were subject to U.S. sanctions and...
Israelis breathed easier in the early hours of Sunday, after an unprecedented air attack from Iranian drones and missiles largely fizzled in the face of the Jewish state's powerful air defenses with assistance from the U.S. military and other allies. A senior U.S. official told Fox News that the U.S. military has shot down "at least dozens" of Iranian drones en route to Israel early Sunday local time, adding that U.S. military engagement is ongoing. "U.S. forces in the region continue to shoot...
A New Jersey middle school teacher has been accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. After the allegations came to light, bomb threats were made against the female teacher and the school. Marlboro Memorial Middle School teacher Jenna Sciabica, 38, was charged with one count of harassment-offensive touching. The charge carries a penalty of up to 30 days in jail. The teacher was hit with the charge after the Marlboro Police Department conducted a month-long investigation, which included a...
Major Michael Stockin, a pain doctor, is facing 47 sexual assault charges. Dozens of male soldiers who were treated by Stockin at the Joint Base Lewis McChord’s (JBLM) Madigan Army Medical Center say he groped them