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‘ US Admiral Takes Blame In Carrier To N.Korea Fiasco

The US admiral who ordered an aircraft carrier and other warships toward the Korean Peninsula in a much-hyped...

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Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...

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Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales

The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the...

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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Threatening Strategic Strait

Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other...

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The Pentagon ‘has Been Let Off the Leash’ Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is experiencing greater freedom to run wars without seeking White House...

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Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...

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Russia Denies It Is Supplying the Taliban After Nato General Claim

Russia may be supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan, a US general has said Russia has denied a top Nato general's...

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Russia Denies Supplying Taliban After NATO Claim

Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...

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Russia May Be Supplying Taliban Fighters

The top US general in Europe said on Thursday he has seen growing Russian influence on the Afghan Taliban, and raised...

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US Military Chiefs Defend Diplomacy In Face of Trump Cuts

President Donald Trump's proposed gutting of the State Department budget and other "soft power" agencies could hamper...

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Russia ‘perhaps’ Supplying Taliban

Russia is "perhaps" supplying the Taliban as they fight US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a top US general said...

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US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support...

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Missing From Trump’s Grand Navy Plan

U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions...

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US Marine Head Takes Fire Over Nude Photo-Sharing Scandal

Senior US lawmakers on Tuesday blasted the leader of the Marine Corps over a "repugnant" scandal involving the...

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Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent...

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US Military Nude Photo Sharing Scandal Widens Beyond Marines

US servicemen from all parts of the military have been sharing nude photos of their female colleagues online, it has...

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Pentagon Pledges Investigation Into Nude Photo Scandal

The Pentagon has pledged a full investigation into a nude photo scandal hitting the American armed forces. Defence...

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Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening

Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...

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January Raid In Yemen Killed 4 To 12 Civilians

Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, but an investigation did...