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TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin Ratifies Treaty Agreement With Iran, Strengthening Military And Diplomatic Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying a 20-year strategic partnership pact with Iran. It aims to strengthen diplomatic and military ties between the two nations.

IN SPACE - APRIl 10: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NO SALES) This handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA), shows a view of The Palms, Dubai as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft psses below, in an image taken by ESA astronaut Tim Peake from the International Space Station on April 10, 2016. ESA astronaut Tim Peake is performing more than 30 scientific experiments and taking part in numerous others from ESA's international partners during his six-month mission, named Principia, after Isaac Newtons ground-breaking Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which describes the principal laws of motion and gravity. (Photo by Tim Peake / ESA/NASA via Getty Images)

SpaceX Considered Current Frontrunner To Acquire Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Contract

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, along with two partners, have emerged as frontrunners to acquire President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system contract — according to multiple reports.

(L) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the Next Generation of Air Dominance (NGDA) program, the F-47, the sixth-generation high-tech Air Force fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) /(R) Dan Caldwell. (Photo via: Department of Defense)

Hegseth’s Top Adviser Dan Caldwell Put ‘On Leave’ Amid Pentagon Leak Probe

One of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday — after being identified during an investigation into confidential leaks at the Department of Defense (DOD).

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) (L) speaks to after participating in a ceremonial swearing-in for Patronis (R-FL) and Randy Fine (R-FL) at the U.S. Capitol on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. The swearing-in comes after Johnson sent the House home until the following Monday after trying to block a vote on Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) proposal for proxy voting for new parents failed. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Speaker Johnson Pushes House To Pass Trump Endorsed Senate Budget Bill Despite GOP Criticism Over Lack Of Spending Cuts

House Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to rally GOP lawmakers to affirm a budget bill passed by the Senate on Saturday morning, as at least three House Republicans threaten to defect.

DRAWSKO POMORSKIE, POLAND - MARCH 13: Soldiers of the US Army 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division speak next to a Bradley Fighting Vehicle ahead of a live fire exercise at the Drawsko Pomorskie training area on March 13, 2025 in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland. Poland has historically been one of America's closest European allies, currently hosting approximately 10,000 members of the US Armed Forces, who play a significant role in reinforcing security along NATO's eastern flank. Recently, however, the United States' ongoing military presence in Europe has been cast into doubt, as US President Donald Trump pressures NATO member states to increase their defence spending, and to decrease their reliance on America for its military funding and resources. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

NATO ‘Corrects’ Statement On 4 Missing U.S. Soldiers After Secy. General Suggested They Died During Exercises In Lithuania

On Wednesday, NATO “clarified” previous remarks made by Secretary-General Mark Rutte, after he announced that four U.S. Army soldiers were killed in NATO training exercises in Lithuania. The U.S. Army never confirmed the secretary general’s initial announcement.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the press during a bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon on February 7, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Marles is on a visit in Washington to meet with Secretary Hegseth, other Trump administration officials, and U.S. Congressional members. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DOD Launches Investigation Into Leaks Of Sensitive And Classified Information, Includes Polygraph Tests For Members

The Department of Defense (DOD) has launched an investigation into leaks of sensitive and classified information.