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What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? – the key facts
The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s whyAukus: nuclear submarines deal w…
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Veterans give searing testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan at hearing
Witnesses described the chaos and panic of the 2021 US departure during the Republican inquiry, which had peop…
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North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast
Pyongyang confirms rapid launch drill after warning of strong response to upcoming US-South Korea military exe…
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FBI lab will get to the ‘guts’ of Chinese balloon – White House
‘Electronics and optics’ among wreckage of suspected surveillance craft shot down off South Carolina after rec…
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Chinese spy balloon may have been blown off intended course – report
US officials who tracked balloon from launch on Hainan island reportedly examining possibility that unusual we…
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Tuesday briefing: Why is the US suddenly spying so many UFOs?
In today’s newsletter: The use of surveillance balloons has gone largely under the radar until several floatin…
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The moment a suspected Chinese spy balloon is shot down over east coast of US – video
Footage shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon being shot down over the Carolina coast. Two US fighter jets cir…
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US general’s ‘gut’ feeling of war with China sparks alarm over predictions
Leaked memo forecasting Taiwan strait conflict in 2025 triggers debate about ‘undisciplined’ commentsA leaked …
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US seals crucial military deal with the Philippines close to China ‘flashpoints’
Deal expands Washington’s access to military bases close to Taiwan and the South China SeaThe Philippines has …
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Chinese navy jet flies within 10ft of US air force plane over South China Sea
US aircraft forced to take evasive maneuvers during latest incident over contested shipping, fishing and gas f…
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Oldest Guantánamo prisoner released after 17 years
Saifullah Paracha, 75, returns to Pakistan after being held, but never charged, over suspected al-Qaida tiesA …
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‘These people had our backs’: US veterans lobby to rescue allies trapped in Afghanistan
The Afghan Adjustment Act would offer permanent resident status to Afghans who fled the Taliban but Congress h…
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‘Fat Leonard’, fugitive contractor in US navy’s worst corruption scandal, arrested in Venezuela
Malaysian defence contractor fled before sentencing in US over bribery scheme that lasted more than a decade a…
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Taliban release American engineer Mark Frerichs in prisoner swap
Navy veteran exchanged for Bashir Noorzai, who had been held in US since 2005 on drugs chargesThe Taliban have…
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US Marshals Services face questions after ‘Fat Leonard’ flees house arrest
Leonard Francis, contractor in US navy’s biggest scandal, was able not only to escape but also rented vans to …