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NTD Good Morning spoke with Retired Lt. Col. Darin Gaub on a range of topics from the Department of War over the last week, including Confucius Institutes, the FORCE initiative, and the ASEAN meetings. Gaub is a retired Battalion Commander and Black Hawk Pilot with the U.S. Army, and serves as NTD's Senior Geopolitical analyst.

With California's gubernatorial election less than a week away, Republican candidate Steve Hilton is making his final push to voters. At a rally in Southern California yesterday, he addressed some of the state's biggest issues and outlined how he plans to tackle them if elected.

More young Americans say they have a negative view of capitalism. In a recent NBC News poll, 47 percent of voters 18 to 29 years old had a negative outlook on capitalism, and 42 percent viewed socialism positively.

To explore the philosophy and practice of free enterprise, NTD sat down with Dustin Palmer, Director of Operations at "Principled Business."

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "a lot of progress" is being made on Russia and Ukraine when asked about the war between the two countries.

"There'll be a meeting set up very soon" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he added.

A ceasefire appeared to be holding on Tuesday around the Ukrainian town of Oleshky after more than four years of Russian occupation that have left trapped residents desperate for food, water and medicine.

Marking the 20th Anniversary of the Song-Kitty Hawk Incident, when a Chinese submarine revealed itself within the defense perimeter of a U.S. aircraft carrier, NTD spoke with Captain James Fanell, former Director of Intelligence for the Navy's Pacific Fleet.

Iowa's two main candidates for governor faced off in their final debate Tuesday, one week before the Nov. 3 election.

Republican Zach Lahn and democrat Rob Sand discussed education, gun control, rising cancer rates, and the state budget.

A curious bear found itself locked inside a car in Alaska just after midnight Monday.

Police in Juneau responded and used a rope to pull open the driver's side door from a safe distance.

The bear quickly wandered away, revealing the damage it had left behind. It had torn apart the car's interior, shredding the seats and door panels.

Despite the damage, the vehicle's owners said it "drove great" as they dropped it off for disposal.

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to reassure Southeast Asian counterparts on Wednesday of Washington's commitment to the Indo-Pacific, pledging that Washington would defend its interests and those of its allies and partners.

Hegseth, who is participating in the two-day ASEAN defense ministers and related meetings in Cebu, Philippines, said the US would back that commitment with practical cooperation, including stronger maritime domain awareness, greater interoperability and cooperation among navies.

Serbian police said on Wednesday that an unidentified assailant attacked a guard with knives outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade and was killed shortly after midnight.

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said police were treating the incident as a "terrorist attack," had raised the terror threat to the highest level, and had stepped up their presence at key locations.

He said the attacker was a minor and had two knives.

He attacked the member of the Gendarmerie, shouting Allahu Akbar, or "God is great" in Arabic.

Dacic added that the police officer, who was slightly wounded in the face, killed the assailant in self-defense.