At this year’s iteration of the exercise Rim of the Pacific, service members from countries in Asia, the Pacific islands and …
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Defense
Netanyahu Vows Retaliation Against Hezbollah After Weekend Strike as US Warns Against Escalation
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a 36-year-old woman this month was recommended for “high-stress …
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France Renews Vow to Defend Freedom of Navigation as It Showcases Fighter Jets in the Philippines
CLARK, Philippines — France renewed a commitment to help defend freedom of navigation and overflight in the Asia-Pacific Sunday and said …
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Defense
The D Brief: US, Japan, S. Korea sign pact; Israel hits school; US warns Lebanon residents; Why is autocracy thriving? And a bit more.
New: U.S. Forces Japan will be upgraded to a warfighting command. The Pentagon will expand the three-star command to a joint …
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Sunday said it struck an oil depot in southern Russia that supplies the Kremlin’s troops as …
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Israel Weighs Response to Hezbollah After a Rocket from Lebanon Kills 12 Youths on a Soccer Field
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence on Sunday after Israeli authorities said a …
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Thousands in Ukraine Honor Soldiers Killed in Blast and Urge Government to Get Prisoners Freed
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger …
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BATH, Maine (AP) — With an Irish flag overhead and bagpipes playing, three sisters of an Irish-born recipient of the Navy …
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Russia may deploy new strike weapons in response to the planned U.S. stationing of longer-range and hypersonic missiles in Germany, Russian …