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US warns Saudi Arabia it may withdraw support over civilian casualties in Yemen
Middle East
August 28, 2018
US warns Saudi Arabia it may withdraw support over civilian casualties in Yemen
Washington (CNN) – The Pentagon has issued a warning to Saudi Arabia that it is prepared to reduce military and…
Taliban agrees to ceasefire with Afghan forces for Eid
Middle East
June 9, 2018
Taliban agrees to ceasefire with Afghan forces for Eid
The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion on Saturday, with a three-day halt in…
Deep in the Pentagon, a secret AI program to find hidden nuclear missiles
World
June 5, 2018
Deep in the Pentagon, a secret AI program to find hidden nuclear missiles
The U.S. military is increasing spending on a secret research effort to use artificial intelligence to help anticipate the launch…
Trump orders Pentagon to consider reducing US troops in South Korea: New York Times
World
May 4, 2018
Trump orders Pentagon to consider reducing US troops in South Korea: New York Times
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for reducing the number of US troops in South Korea,…
Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
World
December 23, 2017
Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, US officials said Friday, in a long-awaited…
Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
World
December 12, 2017
Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
Transgender recruits will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, the Pentagon said, as President Donald Trump’s…
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes
At least 801 civilians have been killed by US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria,…
Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family
World
October 19, 2017
Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family
President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as…
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
World
September 18, 2017
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump’s motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed…
Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill
World
September 18, 2017
Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill
The Senate is poised to pass a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands US…