Mark Esper could be the next US secretary of defence.
In a statement, the White House said US President Donald Trump intends to nominate the Army Secretary for the position.
Esper is set to take over as acting defence secretary on Monday.
It comes after the resignation of Patrick Shanahan after reports surfaced of domestic violence within his family
Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan face renewed Iranian attacks after US hits Iran's south
US forces bombed targets in southern Iran overnight after President Donald Trump said Tehran would pay dearly for the deaths of American soldiers, while Iran targeted US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan and a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump at White House
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to present a plan on how to disarm Hezbollah and secure Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon.
Russian attack kills three in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, officials say
A Russian guided-bomb attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least three people on Tuesday and injured more than a dozen, regional officials said.
Israeli airstrike kills family of six in Gaza, medics say
An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday killed a father, his wife and their four children in Gaza City, while setting their home ablaze, health officials said.
Magnitude 5.0 quake shakes southwestern China, halts trains
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan at a depth of 6 km (3.7 miles) at 7:43 p.m. (11:43 GMT) on Tuesday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.
