Americas
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Oct- 2020 -21 October
Pentagon Chief Stresses Stronger Alliances to Counter China, Russia
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper revealed a new initiative to strengthen and expand US alliances with "like-minded democracies" to counter Russia and China.
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20 October
In Landmark Boost, Trump Says Will Delist Sudan as Sponsor of Terror
Trump said he was ready to remove Sudan from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, a landmark boost for the civilian-backed government as it turns the page on the nation's decades as an international pariah.
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19 October
US Envoy Slams Afghan Bloodshed as Car Bomb Toll Rises
Zalmay Khalilzad slammed Afghanistan's "distressingly high" levels of bloodshed Monday after a car bombing at a police headquarters killed at least 16 people and wounded scores more.
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19 October
US Army to Improve Encryption of Drone Communications
The US army is collaborating with two companies to enable small unmanned aircraft systems to deploy a robust, on-demand, highly-secure communications network.
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16 October
Defense Secretary Talks Latest Technologies to Give US Troops the Edge
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper outlined America's modernization priorities in the face of Russian and Chinese efforts to undermine US military and technological advantages.
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15 October
US Fifth Generation Target Drone to Begin Test Flights
The Defense Department announced it will begin test flights of its much-anticipated Fifth Generation Aerial Target drone (5GAT) later this month at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
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15 October
US Destroyer Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Provoking China
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in what the American military described as a "routine" passage but enraging China, which claims sovereignty over the island and surrounding seas.
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14 October
Two Americans, 240 Yemen Rebels Freed in Apparent Swap
Two captive Americans were freed Wednesday in Yemen as more than 200 supporters of the country's Houthi rebels were allowed to return home, in an apparent swap involving Saudi Arabia and Oman.
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13 October
US Army Partners With SpaceX to Deliver Military Cargo Anywhere In an Hour
The US military is partnering with SpaceX to explore the possibility of transporting military systems in a rocket anywhere on the globe in merely 60 minutes.
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12 October
US Strikes Target Taliban as Fighting Rages in Afghanistan
US air strikes targeted Taliban fighters outside a key city in southern Afghanistan over the weekend, officials said Monday, with violence in the country surging despite ongoing peace talks.
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