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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 4 Alabama delivered its best defensive effort in Southeastern Conference play this season and beat LSU 20-9 on Saturday night, keeping the Tigers out…

DENVER — The Denver Broncos aren’t collecting many style points but as long as they keep racking up more points than their opponents on the scoreboard, they don’t…

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will accelerate the building of a “Taiwan Shield” or “T-Dome” air defense system in the face of the military threat from China, its leader…

Defense has been East Islip’s calling card for a long time. So when Huntington’s offense made it down to East Islip’s 10-yard line trailing by seven points with…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s defense returned two turnovers for touchdowns within a span of three plays on Saturday night and the Gamecocks beat Kentucky, 35-13. The Wildcats…

ISLAMABAD — Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that regards any attack on either nation as an attack on both in the wake…

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday was unable to clinch an ambitious defense treaty with Papua New Guinea during a visit to the country,…

MINNEAPOLIS — Bijan Robinson rushed for 143 yards and Parker Romo made all five of his field-goal tries in his debut for the Atlanta Falcons, who smothered J.J.…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine defense and military chiefs rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in response to…