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Dan Caine

Dan Caine: Known for his distinguished military career, General Dan Caine currently serves as the 22nd Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, a role he assumed in April 2025. As the highest-ranking military officer, he advises the President and Secretary of Defence on military matters. His extensive background includes significant operational experience as an F-16 pilot with combat hours in Iraq, and leadership positions such as Associate Director for Military Affairs at the CIA.

US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

2026 Xi-Trump summit

Trump dismisses China friction over Iran war, touts Xi ties before summit

US halts Hormuz escort mission, says Beijing is not pushing back as Xi talks loom.

7 May 2026 - 12:48AMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran war price tag hits US$25 billion as Hegseth defends record Pentagon budget

30 Apr 2026 - 2:54PMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran war latest: Trump’s new threat, IRGC attacks ship, fuel prices hit flights

22 Apr 2026 - 8:34PMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

Israel and Lebanon begin 10-day ceasefire as US pushes broader deal

A pause in fighting may help ease tensions with Iran, as Trump eyes a White House meeting between the leaders of Israel and Lebanon.

17 Apr 2026 - 5:25PM

US President Donald Trump said he had spoken to both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ahead of the truce, adding the pair had agreed to the truce “in order to achieve PEACE”. Photo: AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

Will China arm Iran during the ceasefire?

Pentagon says Beijing offered assurances as US tightens blockade and warns Tehran talks could quickly give way to renewed strikes.

17 Apr 2026 - 6:17AMvideocam

United States

Trump lauds Beijing role in Iran truce, but clouds ceasefire with tariff threat

Markets rise on fragile pause in fighting, as Tehran keeps Hormuz shut and warns it may abandon deal if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue.

9 Apr 2026 - 5:11AMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

‘Keep bombing’: Trump claims Iranians want more US strikes for ‘freedom’

US leader said he was unsure if the war was escalating or easing, but warned of sweeping strikes if no deal is reached by Tuesday at 8pm EST.

7 Apr 2026 - 5:06PMvideocam

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US President Donald Trump mimics aiming a sniper rifle while speaking with reporters at the White House on Monday. Photo: AP

US, Israel war on Iran

US has no end date for Iran war, strikes ‘very much on track’: Hegseth

Trump will be the one to decide when to stop, the defence secretary says, as Pentagon asks for US$200 billion in extra funding.

19 Mar 2026 - 11:52PM

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump threatens ‘death, fire, and fury’ as US destroys 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels

After reports of mine-laying in the Strait of Hormuz, the US unleashes its ‘most intense’ day of strikes on Iran since the war began.

11 Mar 2026 - 5:48PM

Middle East

Burgers, then war: Trump’s bluffs before Iran strikes

The US president gave mixed signals about whether the attack was coming, but his weekend Mar-a-Lago trip may have been the big giveaway.

1 Mar 2026 - 6:55AMvideocam

President Donald Trump visits a Whataburger restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Americas and the Caribbean

Inside the US operation in Venezuela to capture President Maduro

Elite US troops seized the Venezuelan leader and his wife in a predawn assault involving 150 aircraft, in a mission that was months in the making.

4 Jan 2026 - 6:31PMvideocam

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima after his capture. Photo: @realDonaldTrump via Reuters

China-Latin America relations

Trump says US will ‘run Venezuela’, keep oil flowing to China after Maduro capture

US President Donald Trump questioned Maria Corina Machado’s readiness as opposition leader, who earlier said her group is ready to take power.

4 Jan 2026 - 4:33AM

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Americas and the Caribbean

US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order in Caribbean boat strike

Admiral Frank Bradley briefs US lawmakers on the September 2 Caribbean attack that did not initially kill all on an alleged drug boat.

5 Dec 2025 - 10:23AM

China-Latin America relations

Xi Jinping pledges support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Chinese president urges respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty, warns against foreign interference as US ramps up regional military activity.

25 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in September 2023. Maduro received the full support of Xi in a letter celebrating the Venezuelan leader’s birthday at the weekend. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel receives remains of 3 more Gaza hostages as fragile ceasefire holds

The return of remains has been the central part of the initial phase of the US-brokered ceasefire that took effect on October 10.

3 Nov 2025 - 3:58PM

A Palestinian Hamas militant stands guard near the so-called ‘yellow line’ to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Russia says it must be part of Ukraine talks as Nato military chiefs meet

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that ‘discussing security guarantees without the Russian Federation is … a road to nowhere’.

21 Aug 2025 - 8:43AMvideocam

Ukraine war

US, Nato planners start to craft Ukraine security guarantee options

Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Trump’s pledge to help protect the country under any deal to end Russia’s war.

20 Aug 2025 - 9:17AMvideocam

South Korea

US officer urges closer South Korea-Japan defence ties amid North threat

Visit by General Dan Caine, top US military officer, comes amid growing calls in Washington for South Korea to shoulder more defence costs.

13 Jul 2025 - 8:10AMvideocam

(From left) US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine, Admiral Kim Myung-soo, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces, during the Trilateral Chiefs of Defence meeting in Seoul on Friday. Photo: Pool/AFP

Korean peninsula

South Korea, US and Japan stage air drill as Russia’s Lavrov heads to North Korea

The three countries’ top military chiefs also held an annual meeting in Seoul on Friday.

11 Jul 2025 - 2:36PMvideocam

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