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Trump Bans Transgender People In Military

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He...

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Trump: Transgender People ‘can’t Serve’ US Military

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that...

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Mogadishu Restaurants Attacks Records 17 Deaths and 26 Injured

Gunmen attacked two restaurants in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday night, killing at least 17 people and...

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Army Rangers May Have Been Killed By Friendly Fire

The Pentagon on Friday said it was investigating whether two U. S. special operations commandos who were killed in...

International

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...

International

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...

International

Trump Says Wants Defense Buildup To Project U.S. Power Abroad

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U. S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American...

International

Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack

CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack...

International

Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says

The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...

International

Civilians Likely Killed In Yemen Raid

A deadly dawn raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen earlier this week "likely killed" civilians and...

International

Commando Dies In U.S. Raid In Yemen, First Military Op OK’d By Trump

A U. S. commando died and three others were wounded a deadly dawn raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen...

International

How Trump’s Abrupt Immigration Ban Sowed Confusion At Airports, Agencies

After immigration agents detained two Iraqis on Saturday at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, their...

International

Trump Takes Over Islamic State Fight, Vowing To Finish It

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and...

International

Trump’s Pentagon Choice Says U.S. Needs To Be Ready To Confront Russia

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon put Russia at the top of a list of threats to U. S. interests on Thursday and...

Opinion

The Ivory Coast Antagonises The U.S. At A Critical Time

The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the...

International

China Lodges Protest After Trump Call With Taiwan President

China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President...

International

Here’s Trump’s Plan To Stop Hackers

The incoming Trump administration wants to audit the security of the federal government's computer systems -- a massive...

International

Ferocity of Kirkuk Attack Points To Tough Fight For Mosul

Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site of an...

Opinion

Accelerating Innovation With Leadership

As the U. S. presidential candidates lay out competing visions for the country, I have been thinking about a topic they...