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The latest NATO-Russia plane encounter over the Baltic Sea was even more...
The latest close encounter between NATO and Russian planes over the Baltic Sea was different.On March 24, NATO and Swedish QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) interceptors were scrambled to identify and shadow...
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Japanese jets intercepted a Russian bomber off the coast of Japan
A Russian Tu-95 bomber was intercepted off the coast of Japan on two separate occasions on Mar. 20, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, which released the details of the incident on...
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Senior military leaders don't want the Defense Department to lift its ban on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter has gotten pushback from senior military leaders on whether the Pentagon should lift its ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces, according...
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NATO is in a serious bind
The NATO alliance seems stuck at a crossroads on Ukraine, unsure whether to move toward greater confrontation with Russia or accept the deadlocked "frozen conflict" that has emerged there.It's a...
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Meet the private army controlled by sacked Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky
Billionaire banking tycoon Igor Kolomoisky was appointed governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a region in the east of the country that includes Ukraine's third-largest city, in March last year. He had...
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Report: Qatar is trying to broker a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
In recent weeks a senior Qatari official has been mediating between Israel and the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, in a bid to negotiate a long-term ceasefire agreement and broker terms for the...
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EXPERTS: The US is losing the information war to Russia, ISIS, and other rivals
The United States is losing an information war to Russia, Islamic State and other rivals, says a new report that calls for a strengthening in U.S. counter-propaganda efforts and an overhaul of the...
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Here's how the president tells you you've been awarded the Medal of Honor
Being awarded the Medal of Honor is a rare occasion these days. The nation's highest military award for bravery has been conferred just 15 times after more than a decade of combat in Iraq and...
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This GIF shows how China's arms exports have exploded since 2000
China's arms export trade has been booming. In the 2010-2014 time period, Beijing rose to become the world's third largest weapons exporter, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research...
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Here are the winners of the 2014 US Military Photographer Awards
A panel of judges in Fort Meade, Maryland have made their selections for the 2014 Military Photographer awards. The judges have handed out awards to military photographers for their amazing work in ten...
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China is pushing Japan into Asia's geopolitical chess game in a big way
Just a decade ago, only fantasists would have dreamed up headlines such as “Japan, Indonesia Strengthen Defense Ties,” or “Australia-Japan Military Ties Are a ‘Quasi-Alliance.'”The common perception...
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Houthi militia forces are tightening their grip on southern Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) - Houthi militia forces and allied army units seized Aden airport and a nearby air base on Wednesday, tightening their grip on the outskirts of the southern Yemeni city after President...
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US special operations forces are clamoring to use software from Silicon...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military bureaucrats have been trying to force an unpopular government-built intelligence system on special operations units deploying to war zones while blocking soldiers from using...
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Saudi Arabia has started a US-backed offensive against Iran-backed rebels in...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Saudi Arabia bombed key military installations in Yemen on Thursday after announcing a broad regional coalition to oust Shiite rebels that forced the country's embattled president...
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Philippines is not backing down in disputed South China Sea waters
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Thursday it would resume repair and reconstruction works in the disputed South China Sea after halting activities last year over concerns about the effect on...
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Yemen is sparking a growing regional war
BEIRUT – Tensions in the already volatile Middle East ratcheted up as Saudi Arabia backed by regional allies launched a military campaign against Yemen’s ascendant Houthis, infuriating their backers...
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The need for rubber is causing Myanmar's military to steal people's land
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Businesses in Myanmar have colluded with military and government officials to seize vast tracts of farmland from ethnic minority villagers in the northeast, using...
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Yemen's former president has a shadowy role as the country slides into war
RIYADH (Reuters) - When Saudi Arabian jets struck Houthi positions in Yemen on Thursday they also hit forces loyal to a key figure who many Yemenis believe has orchestrated the present crisis from the...
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This map shows who controls territory in Yemen, which doesn't have a...
Yemen is now the latest focal point in a multi-national proxy-war between Iran and the Middle East's Sunni Arab states. Yemen has splintered as an Iranian-supported Shiite insurgency based in northern...
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Egyptian officials: Military ground operations are planned in Yemen
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security and military officials say Saudi Arabia and Egypt will lead a ground operation in Yemen against Shiite rebels and their allies after a campaign of...
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