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All of the reasons Putin is likely having a great time in Egypt
The visit will give the Kremlin a chance to increase its reach in Egypt while signaling to the West that Putin remains an influential world leader.On February 9-10, Russian president Vladimir Putin is...
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India is mad at Russia for withholding info on fifth-generation stealth...
The Russian Air Force will take another giant leap toward modernization at the end of this year when it receives the first batch of fifth-generation stealth fighter jets. The Sukhoi T-50, which is a...
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China is expanding its influence in Afghanistan
KABUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has promised to help build a hydroelectric power plant in a violent Afghan border region, as well as road and rail links to Pakistan, in the latest sign it is taking a...
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American F-22s are escorting Jordanian planes during airstrikes against ISIS
Last week the Pentagon provided some details about American support for the Jordanian airstrikes in Syria that followed the Islamic State group's killing of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbe.According to...
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The US-led war against ISIS may stretch beyond Iraq and Syria
Barack Obama’s proposed framework for the US-led war against the Islamic State will not restrict the battlefield to Iraq and Syria, multiple congressional sources said on Tuesday, placing the US into a...
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Tens of thousands of people have gone to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,400 from Western nations among...
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The US embassy in Yemen just shut down over security concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen amid political deadlock and deteriorating security conditions after the takeover of the country by Shiite rebels, two U.S. officials...
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Bashar Assad continues to kill scores of Syrian civilians with explosive...
Syrian regime forces hit Douma with heavy bombing, using suspected barrel bombs, from Monday night to Tuesday, killing at least 18 people in the capital of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta province. But the...
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US Army commander for Europe: Russian troops are currently fighting on...
Russian troops are directly engaged in fighting in Ukraine along the front lines of the critical town of Debaltseve, US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said on Wednesday. "It's very obvious from the...
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The US is redeploying A-10s to Europe
The US Air Force has deployed 12 A-10 Thunderbolt attack planes and approximately 300 personnel to Spangdahlem airbase, in Germany, as part of a so-called theater security package (TSP) in support of...
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US Army commander for Europe: US Army will start training Ukrainians in March
SZCZECIN, Poland (Reuters) - U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said on Wednesday the U.S. army will provide training to Ukrainian troops battling Russian-backed separatists in the country's...
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Things got awkward at Ukraine peace talks in Belarus
The atmosphere in Minsk is super uncomfortable. It’s the big day in the Belarusian capital, where key players are discussing a potential solution to the war in Ukraine. But relations between the...
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Why a mysterious black briefcase follows the US president everywhere
The so-called nuclear "Football" is a black leather briefcase that contains top-secret items capable of allowing the US president to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers...
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The US nuclear force is back on its feet after scandals
Renewed focus on the U.S. nuclear force after several scandals last year is improving conditions for airmen, but more work must be done, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Wednesday after an...
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Whoever wins the 2016 US election will inherit a mess in the Middle East
President Barack Obama, seeking war power authority for three years, is setting up the prospect that his successor will become the third American president in a row overseeing U.S. military forces...
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UN Chief: Yemen is 'collapsing before our eyes'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that Yemen is disintegrating after the country slipped further into chaos as the Houthi militia consolidated their grip on power."Yemen is collapsing...
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ISIS is now dangerously close to a base where US Marines are training Iraqi...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents took control on Thursday of most of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, threatening an air base where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi troops, officials...
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The Senate has approved Ashton Carter as the new defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Ashton Carter as President Barack Obama's next secretary of defense.Carter, 60, served as deputy defense secretary, the Pentagon's...
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This is the simplest explanation of why Putin is so opposed to NATO
Putin's suspicion of NATO can be boiled down to one simple explanation: geography. At the height of the Cold War and the Soviet Union's power, the USSR and its allied Warsaw Pact countries encompassed...
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The Pentagon's massive $534 billion budget request could force deep cuts...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon decision to seek a 2016 budget that far exceeds federal spending caps poses the risk of a big across-the-board funding cut like the one that forced the department to...
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