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Aug- 2020 -11 AugustMiddle East
Pentagon Aims for Fewer Than 5,000 US Troops in Afghanistan by November
The United States is counting on further military withdrawal from Afghanistan to potentially fewer than 5,000 troops as inter-Afghan peace talks progress.
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4 AugustBusiness
‘Legitimate’ Concerns About Saudi Arms Sales, Ex-US Official Says
State Department officials voiced concern over risks to civilians before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rammed through $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, a former aide was quoted Monday as telling lawmakers.
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Jul- 2020 -28 JulyExercises
Iran Military Exercise in Gulf ‘Irresponsible and Reckless:’ US Navy
The US Navy criticized Iran as "irresponsible and reckless" for conducting an exercise involving firing a missile at a replica aircraft carrier in Gulf waters.
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24 JulySpace
US Accuses Russia of Firing Anti-Satellite Weapon in Space
The United States accused Russia on Thursday of test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in space, warning that the threat against Washington's systems was "real, serious and increasing."
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20 JulyMiddle East
Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for CIA, Mossad
Iran executed a man convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate former General Qassem Soleimani.
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10 JulyAmericas
Russian Bounties: Pentagon Vows ‘Action’ If Intel Confirmed
Top Pentagon officials pledged to 'take action' if the US military could corroborate intelligence suggesting Moscow paid militants linked to the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan.
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8 JulyNuclear
China Says Would Join Nuclear Talks if US Reduces Arsenal
Beijing said US pressure to include China in nuclear talks is "nothing but a ploy to divert world tension" and "create a pretext under which they can walk away from the New START."
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2 JulyMiddle East
Hamas Tests Rockets to Warn Israel Over Annexation Plan
As protests flare across Palestinian territories against Israel's plan to annex a part of West Bank, Hamas has showcased its firepower, sending about 20 rockets into the Mediterranean Sea.
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1 JulyAmericas
Trump Approves Cutting 9,500 Troops in Germany: Pentagon
President Donald Trump has approved a plan to slash the US military presence in Germany by 9,500 troops, the Defense Department said.
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Jun- 2020 -2 JuneAmericas
Trump Threatens Military Mobilization Against Violent US Protests
President Donald Trump vowed to order a military crackdown on once-in-a-generation violent protests gripping the United States, saying he was sending thousands of troops onto the streets of the capital and threatening to deploy soldiers to states unable to regain control. The dramatic escalation came a week after the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck, leading to the worst civil unrest in decades in New York, Los Angeles, and dozens of other American cities. In the Midwest, police were early Tuesday trying to bring the city of St Louis under control after a night of looting and violence in which four officers were shot, police chief Colonel John Hayden said, adding their injuries were not life-threatening. “Mr. Floyd was killed somewhere else and they’re tearing up cities all across the country,” a visibly emotional Hayden said. After being criticized for his silence on the worsening crisis, Trump struck a martial tone in a nationwide address Monday from the White House garden, as police fired tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the fence. “I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and …
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