Tag: military and defense
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Indonesia’s presidential election has high stakes for US and China and their rivalry
Indonesia’s presidential election Wednesday also has high stakes for the United States and China
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Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
Poland’s new prime minister says he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims
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Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
Israeli forces rescued two hostages after storming a heavily guarded apartment in a densely packed town in the Gaza Strip and extracting them under fire
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Biden says ‘key elements’ of a Gaza deal are on the table as he meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah
President Joe Biden has welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II to the White House for talks on how to end the months-long war in Gaza and plan for what comes afterward
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‘No significant Venezuelan military buildup’ near Guyana, White House says
The Biden administration is playing down threats of imminent military action from Venezuela against neighboring Guyana, telling reporters Monday that recently released satellite imagery reveal “small-scale” activity in “remote locations.” The White House response comes after a Washington-based think tank released the images over the weekend, leading to concern that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro might…
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Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia and Trump
The governments of Poland, France and Germany are vowing to make Europe a security and defense power with a greater ability to back Ukraine
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Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Carnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil’s largest Indigenous group and pressure President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining
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How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works
Donald Trump says he once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants to NATO member nations that are “delinquent” in devoting 2% of their gross domestic product to defense
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Defense Secretary Austin is hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized again following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue.”
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Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law
Myanmar’s military government has for the first time activated a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately