Politics
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Mar- 2022 -9 March
US Veterans Sick After Burn Pit Exposure Want Recognition — and Compensation
US veterans are lobbying for passage of a bill called the PACT Act so that the Department of Veterans Affairs will recognize illnesses stemming from exposure to burn pits.
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3 March
European Nations Reject Call to Supply Combat Jets to Ukraine
Bulgaria, Poland, and Slovakia have firmly denied that they plan to supply combat jets to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
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Feb- 2022 -28 February
US Wants Hotline With Russian Military to Avoid Accidental Clash: Report
The US government plans to set up a communication backchannel with Russian armed forces to prevent an accidental clash between troops.
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24 February
China Sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon Over Taiwan Arms Sales
China has imposed sanctions on US-based defense companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies for selling weapons to Taiwan.
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7 February
US Says Iran Nuclear Deal ‘in Sight’ but Urgent Need to Finalize
The US said a deal was possible with Iran on its nuclear program but that an agreement had to be completed urgently as Tehran advances its capabilities, on the eve of renewed talks.
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4 February
US Donates Military Helicopters to Croatia
The US has recently delivered two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters worth $54.8 million to the Croatian military.
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3 February
Israel Signs Defense Agreement With Bahrain in Gulf First
Israel signed a defense agreement with Bahrain, its first such deal with a Gulf country since establishing diplomatic ties with Manama and Abu Dhabi more than a year ago.
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3 February
Israel Repeatedly Offered Lebanon Military Aid: Israeli Minister
Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz has claimed that his country repeatedly offered emergency assistance to the Lebanese military.
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2 February
US Reps Request $50M for Emergency Space Launch Program
A bipartisan group of 12 House members requested $50 million for the Pentagon’s “Tactically Responsive Launch Program.”
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2 February
US Army Pushed to Deploy Advanced 360-Degree Cameras
Lawmakers from New York are pressing the US Army to deploy state-of-the-art cameras to improve its military surveillance capabilities.
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