Global for Wednesday, April 29, 2026

• Don’t call it a ‘quagmire’: defense secretary refuses to speculate on length of Iran war
• Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin
• Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, Pentagon official says
• Safran, MBDA see delivery of French rocket artillery in 2029 as feasible
• Brain function evaluations to be part of Marine health records
• Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year
• US Marines help gun down beach invaders in simulated Philippines defense
• Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver