Mark Milley

Fumio Kishida, right, is shown with his arms raised celebrating with Yoshihide Suga who is standing next to him.

Fumio Kishida set to become Japan’s next prime minister

Top of The World

Top of The World: Fumio Kishida, Japan’s former foreign minister, has won the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, all but assuring he’ll become the country’s next prime minister. And, senators in Washington on Tuesday grilled top Pentagon officials over the chaotic and violent US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Also, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to ease concerns over fuel shortages in the country by placing army troops on standby to help distribute gasoline.

From left, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill

Gen. David Petraeus: The US has a ‘moral obligation’ to help those left behind in Afghanistan

Afghanistan
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley are shown sitting and facing each other.

Top Pentagon leaders in the hot seat over Afghanistan withdrawal

Top of The World
A person wearing a jacket with a hood up is shown walking past a wall with two prison doors painted on it.

US expresses concern about rising Russian-Ukrainian tensions

Global Politics
Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Scott Miller are shown facing each other and wearing military fatigues.

After years fighting them, Milley talks peace with Taliban

Conflict & Justice
Gen. Milley and Sec. Esper sit at a table

Americans have ‘fundamental right’ to hear from military leaders, frmr NATO commander says

Military

James Stavridis, a retired Navy admiral and former NATO supreme allied commander said he’s “quite surprised” that two major military leaders refused to testify regarding military use to quell protests. He thinks “It’s a significant misstep by the Department of Defense,” he told The World.