David Petraeus

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: 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.

Fumio Kishida set to become Japan’s next prime minister
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

Gen. David Petraeus: The US has a 'moral obligation' to help those left behind in Afghanistan
A crowd of people are shown standing at the temporary gated entrance where a security official is checking health codes.

Delta variant surge in Wuhan prompts massive city-wide testing

Delta variant surge in Wuhan prompts massive city-wide testing
A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony

Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales

Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales
Gen. General David Petraeus, commander of the international security assistance force and commander of US Forces in Afghanistan, testifies at a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on the situation in Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani’s killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'

Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani’s killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'
US Army soldier is show firing a howitzer weapon, the exhaust of which has made piles of rocks fly on opposite sides of the artillary.

Analysis: Why the US is to blame for its own defeat in Afghanistan

A deal with the Taliban is the best chance the US has of extracting itself from the morass in Afghanistan. But ensuring the country does not become a failed state yet again will require US support.

Analysis: Why the US is to blame for its own defeat in Afghanistan
Retired US Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly

Trump is stacking top government posts with retired generals

Donald Trump named retired four-star Marine Gen. John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed by the Senate, Kelly would join retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as defense secretary and retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser.

Trump is stacking top government posts with retired generals

Vladimir Putin would like you to know he too opposes fracking

Imagine the foes of fracking and you'd probably put Greenpeace at the top of the list. But add Vladimir Putin too — someone who rarely sees eye-to-eye with the environmentalists. But he has his own reasons, not tied to saving the Earth. Meanwhile, there's tension over US military actions in Iraq. Those stories and more in today's Global Scan.

Vladimir Putin would like you to know he too opposes fracking
A US air strike on a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah in 2004. It's been more than 2 1/2 years since the US carried out air strikes in Iraq.

One former policy maker argues you can't bomb Iraq without bombing Syria

The crisis in Iraq presents few good options to US policy makers. The President is consulting with Congress on the possibility of air strikes, which Iraq has now formally requested. But at least one former policy maker argues you can't intervene in Iraq without intervening in Syria.

One former policy maker argues you can't bomb Iraq without bombing Syria
A boy holds up his Kalashnikov rifle on the streets of Ramadi, Monday. He's part of a tribal militia being raised to take part in the fighting between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda linked militants. His militia appears to be on the government side at

A former US military leader has advice for Iraq on fighting al-Qaeda in Fallujah

Violence is spreading in Iraq's western Anbar province engulfing two key cities — Fallujah and Ramadi. Many Americans remember Fallujah and Anbar province as places where US soldiers fought and died. Retired US Army Colonel Peter Mansoor knows the area well and says the US government should re-engage.

A former US military leader has advice for Iraq on fighting al-Qaeda in Fallujah

Pentagon Presents $1B Per Month Plan for U.S. Action in Syria

Pentagon Presents $1B Per Month Plan for U.S. Action in Syria

Assessing America's Counterinsurgency in Iraq

Assessing America's Counterinsurgency in Iraq

No longer a turf war, the Pentagon and CIA work closely

With the increase use of drone strikes as a powerful fighting force, the military is looking to get more involved in intelligence. Greg Miller says that it's becoming more difficult to tell who's doing what as the Pentagon and CIA work closely together.

No longer a turf war, the Pentagon and CIA work closely

CIA closes down intelligence center focused on climate change

The Central Intelligence Agency for a few years has operated a group focused on examining how climate change could affect U.S. National Security. But, recently, the desk has been shutdown, which some environmentalists say is because of opposition from Republicans in Congress.

CIA closes down intelligence center focused on climate change

Despite Resigning, Petraeus Will Testify on Benghazi

Despite Resigning, Petraeus Will Testify on Benghazi