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20 Killed in Somalia Car Bombings After U.S. Claims Airstrike Killed al-Shabab Leader
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Al-Shabaab leader killed in US airstrike: Pentagon: U.S. forces over the weekend conducted an airstrike in Somalia that killed a top leader of the al-Shabaab ...
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Al-Shabaab leader killed in US airstrike: Pentagon
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Al-Shabaab terrorist Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia airstrike: The co-founder of al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s most deadly affiliate, has been killed in a joint ...
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Al-Shabaab terrorist Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia airstrike
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20 Killed in Somalia Car Bombings After U.S. Claims Airstrike Killed al-Shabab Leader
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Al-Shabaab leader killed in US airstrike: Pentagon: U.S. forces over the weekend conducted an airstrike in Somalia that killed a top leader of the al-Shabaab ...
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Al-Shabaab leader killed in US airstrike: Pentagon
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Al-Shabaab terrorist Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia airstrike: The co-founder of al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s most deadly affiliate, has been killed in a joint ...
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Al-Shabaab terrorist Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia airstrike
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Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder: Somalias President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, elected by lawmakers in May, has promised to take the fight to the ...
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Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder
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Somalia: At Least 20 Killed in Central Somalia Blasts: At least 20 people were killed and 36 others wounded in the central Somali town of Beledweyne Monday in ...
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Somalia: At Least 20 Killed in Central Somalia Blasts
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Extremist attack in Somalia kills at least 20 | Africanews: Islamic extremists al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack against government headquarters in ...
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Extremist attack in Somalia kills at least 20 | Africanews
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Somalia: Local Govt Officials Among Dead in Triple Car Bombings in City of Beledweyne
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US secretly sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine : The US State Department said Wednesday that America sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for use ...
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US secretly sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine
Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
  • President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.

  • Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.

  • The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.

  • Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.
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Middle East updates: Israel angered by possible US sanctions: Israel's leadership has voiced indignation after reports that Washington intends to announce ...
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Middle East updates: Israel angered by possible US sanctions
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Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion : An Israeli army battalion, Netzah Yehuda, may, among other things, be excluded from receiving US ...
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Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion
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Israel says US military aid sends 'strong message' to enemies: UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for an "independent" probe into the ...
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Israel says US military aid sends 'strong message' to enemies
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DARPA tests fully unmanned robotic fighting vehicles: DARPA, the U.S. military's research department, announced that it has tested fully unmanned robotic ...
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DARPA tests fully unmanned robotic fighting vehicles
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US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum
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US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains ...
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PM Sunak to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine during visit to Poland
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PM Sunak to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine during ...
Quick Glance: UK Boosts Defense Spending, Provides $620 Million Military Aid to Ukraine
  • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an increase in defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade, along with a pledge to provide Ukraine with new military aid totaling $620 million, including weapons, armored vehicles, and ammunition.

  • Sunak described the heightened spending as the most significant strengthening of national defense in a generation, emphasizing the need to remain vigilant in the face of current geopolitical threats.

  • The UK commits to an additional £75 billion in defense spending over the next six years, aiming to raise defense expenditure to 2.5% of GDP, reaffirming a target set by Boris Johnson in 2022.

  • The announcement followed similar moves by the US, approving $61 billion in aid for Ukraine, signaling an escalated international response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
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US agrees to withdraw troops from key drone base in Niger: The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said ...
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US agrees to withdraw troops from key drone base in Niger
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US troops thwart drone attack in Iraq, the first in months: U.S. troops on Monday shot down two drones outside a base in Iraq, the first time American forces ...
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US troops thwart drone attack in Iraq, the first in months
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Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid: The Ukraine aid bill, passed in the United States’ House of Representatives on ...
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Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid
Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
  • The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

  • Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

  • As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

  • Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
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Go long against Iran: Israel needs time to win back its allies, and to see that tight military cooperation is the key to success in the larger war
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Go long against Iran
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Senate OKs $95 Billion for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan: The U.S. Senate has approved a $95 billion foreign and military aid package to help Ukraine ...
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Senate OKs $95 Billion for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan
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CNN: Some US military aid for Ukraine already in Poland, Germany: Some of the U.S. military aid for Ukraine is already in Germany and Poland ...
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CNN: Some US military aid for Ukraine already in Poland, Germany
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US Space Force readies for first-of-its-kind military exercise in Earth orbit : The United States' military branch for possible conflicts outside the Earth ...
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US Space Force readies for first-of-its-kind military exercise in Earth ...
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Iran strikes at Israel in attack that risks sparking Middle East war: Iran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel on Saturday that risks sparking a ...
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Iran strikes at Israel in attack that risks sparking Middle East war
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Israel launches missile strikes into Iran in response to Tehran's attack Sunday: There are also reports of explosions in Iraq and Syria. The extent of Israel's ...
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Israel launches missile strikes into Iran in response to Tehran's attack ...
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Ukraine in Dire Situation With US Aid Delayed, Joint Chiefs of Staff Brown Says: Ukraine faces “dire” battlefield conditions as delays to US military aid drag on ...
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Ukraine in Dire Situation With US Aid Delayed, Joint Chiefs of Staff Brown ...
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Lindsey Graham Rebukes J.D. Vance's 'Garbage' Views: Graham took aim at fellow Republican Senator J.D. Vance on Sunday over U.S. aid to Ukraine in its ongoing ...
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Lindsey Graham Rebukes J.D. Vance's 'Garbage' Views
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Police said to use ‘skunk,’ water cannons to disperse Jerusalem rally for hostages
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Police said to use ‘skunk,’ water cannons to disperse Jerusalem rally for ...
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US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling: Ukrainian president thanks America after Speaker Mike Johnson secures bipartisan ...
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US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of ...
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U.S. expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in occupied West Bank
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U.S. expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in occupied ...
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Honor Killing Trial: “My Sister Is Trying to Be a Slut”: It's an unbelievable crime: first he killed his sister with five stab wounds, then he called the police ...
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Honor Killing Trial: “My Sister Is Trying to Be a Slut”
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'New Axis of Evil' Conflicts Threaten US Upheaval on Eve of Election: President Joe Biden is juggling four major conflicts—two hot and two cold—as he faces off ...
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'New Axis of Evil' Conflicts Threaten US Upheaval on Eve of Election
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The US House’s Earth Day Present to the Planet? $95 Billion for War: The future of both climate and war is largely shaped by domestic and international spending ...
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The US House’s Earth Day Present to the Planet? $95 Billion for War
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U.S. Aid Is a Lifeline for Ukraine’s Struggle to Hold Off Defeat: Ammunition and arms will be rushed to Kyiv’s forces on the funding bill’s approval ...
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U.S. Aid Is a Lifeline for Ukraine’s Struggle to Hold Off Defeat
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Gaza protests block Golden Gate Bridge, Oakland highway: Protesters against the American response to the Israel-Hamas war shut down a pair of freeways in the Bay ...
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Gaza protests block Golden Gate Bridge, Oakland highway
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Blinken says he’s made decision on Israeli human rights violations in West Bank: Israeli security units are accused of human rights violations ...
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Blinken says he’s made decision on Israeli human rights violations in West ...
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Forbidden to Watch Films as a Child, He Now Directs Somalia’s Top Shows: Abshir Rageh had to sneak out from home to see bootleg Indian films and “Rambo” at a ...
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Forbidden to Watch Films as a Child, He Now Directs Somalia’s Top Shows
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The Science of Intuition—And How to Tune Into Your Own: Emma Seppälä writes about intuition, the gut feeling you probably ignore—but shouldn't.
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The Science of Intuition—And How to Tune Into Your Own
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Breakaway Somaliland Region Says It Plans Nov. 13 Elections: Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland will hold presidential and political party elections on Nov ...
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Breakaway Somaliland Region Says It Plans Nov. 13 Elections
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Thousands protest in Niger demanding immediate withdrawal of US troops: Thousands of people in Niger's capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure ...
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Thousands protest in Niger demanding immediate withdrawal of US troops
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F-35 deliveries could resume in July, but the new jets won’t be combat-ready for a year or more
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F-35 deliveries could resume in July, but the new jets won’t be ...
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WATCH: Ukrainians celebrate passage of US military aid package: Onlookers waved to legislators, including Senator Tom Carper, who recalled meeting with the ...
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WATCH: Ukrainians celebrate passage of US military aid package
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US helps Israel thwart Iran assault; World awaits Israeli response: U.S. forces overnight in Israel helped its ally thwart a significant aerial assault by Iran ...
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US helps Israel thwart Iran assault; World awaits Israeli response
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Columbia's student activism over Gaza echoes historic struggles: Just as in the 1960s and '80s, mass student demonstrations are likely to reshape ...
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Columbia's student activism over Gaza echoes historic struggles
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An AI-controlled F16 has performed its first ever dogfight with a human pilot, coming within 2,000 feet of each other at 1,200 miles per hour
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An AI-controlled F16 has performed its first ever dogfight with a human ...
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US vs. Russia: Why the Biden strategy in Africa may be failing: The U.S. is expected to lose access to a critical drone base in Niger that it uses to fight ISIS ...
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US vs. Russia: Why the Biden strategy in Africa may be failing
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US President Joe Biden reaffirms Israel support after Iran attack: Iran's top military force says the attack was retaliation to an Israeli strike that ...
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US President Joe Biden reaffirms Israel support after Iran attack
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ATACMS to be included in US package, possibly arriving in Ukraine next week – senator - Euromaidan Press
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ATACMS to be included in US package, possibly arriving in Ukraine next ...
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Former CENTCOM commander says US forces are ‘vulnerable’ to an Iranian attack: Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. Central Command ...
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Former CENTCOM commander says US forces are ‘vulnerable’ to an Iranian ...
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China’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s, intel official says: U.S. could win a war with China today, but would suffer heavy losses ...
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China’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s ...
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Israel Must End the Gaza War | by Dennis Ross - Project Syndicate: Dennis Ross thinks the only strategic objective that matters is close – or close enough – to ...
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Israel Must End the Gaza War | by Dennis Ross - Project Syndicate
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Why did Iran attack Israel? What to know about the strikes, U.S. response.: Iran said the attack — more than 300 drones and missiles — was retaliation for an ...
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Why did Iran attack Israel? What to know about the strikes, U.S. response.
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Hamas chief condemns US military aid to Israel; ‘green light for Gaza aggression’
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Hamas chief condemns US military aid to Israel; ‘green light for Gaza ...
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🔴 Live: Israel says it will defend itself if Iran responds to consulate attack: Israel’s military said Thursday it is prepared to defend itself and strike back ...
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🔴 Live: Israel says it will defend itself if Iran responds to consulate ...
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German police arrest two suspected of spying for Russia: German police have arrested two men on suspicion of spying for Russia. The German-Russian nationals are ...
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German police arrest two suspected of spying for Russia
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Drone attack targeted US forces in Iraq, US official says: BAGHDAD: US forces stationed at Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad air base were targeted in an armed drone attack ...
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Drone attack targeted US forces in Iraq, US official says
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Defying Niger exit order leaves U.S. troops vulnerable, whistleblower says: A U.S. Air Force leader in Niger made a whistleblower complaint to Congress raising ...
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Defying Niger exit order leaves U.S. troops vulnerable, whistleblower says
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Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel, IDF says: Israeli military confirms prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane is in the air amid escalating ...
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Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel, IDF says
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Philippines' Marcos has no plans to grant U.S. access to more bases: The Philippines has no plans to grant the United States access to more military bases ...
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Philippines' Marcos has no plans to grant U.S. access to more bases
Quick Glance: Philippines Rejects US Access to More Military Bases
  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. allowed US access to four more Philippine military bases, bringing the total to nine.

  • The Biden administration is strengthening alliances in the region to counter China, aligning with Philippine efforts to enhance external defense.

  • Marcos emphasizes that the presence of US troops is in response to China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea.

  • China accuses the Philippines of providing the US with bases that could undermine its security.
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Meet The Flamethrowing Robodog Named Thermonator: The robodog flamethrower system is being touted for peaceful purposes, but one like it could have far deadlier ...
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Meet The Flamethrowing Robodog Named Thermonator
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At Kamala Harris' L.A. home, youth climate advocates vow to stay put: Sunrise Movement teens said they had two demands of Harris: Convince Biden to declare a ...
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At Kamala Harris' L.A. home, youth climate advocates vow to stay put
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The US is expected to block aid to an Israeli military unit. What is Leahy law that it would cite?
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The US is expected to block aid to an Israeli military unit ...