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20 December

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi

AUKUS Promises an Effective Check on China in the South Pacific

The AUKUS pact between the US, UK, and Australia will provide an effective check against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

18 December

Middle East

Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the US embassy in Baghdad, on January 1, 2020. Thousands of pro-Iran demonstrators had vandalized the compound after US air strikes killed 25 of their fighters. Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP.

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Rockets Fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone: Army

Two Katyusha rockets early Sunday targeted the ultra-secure Green Zone in Baghdad that houses the US embassy, Iraq's security forces said.

17 December

Commentary

Scott Vadnais

Congress Must Get F-35 Engine Effort Right

Modernization efforts of the F-35 Lightning II engine must ensure efficiency, enhance national security, and deliver the best results for American taxpayers.

17 December

Africa

A member of the Moroccan special forces guard stands outside of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) building

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Plot in Morocco Foiled With US Help: Officials

Moroccan security forces with US support have foiled a suspected bomb plot by Islamic State and arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization.

17 December

Americas

Hanan Zaffar

US Senate Passes $770B Defense Bill for Biden to Sign

The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing $770 billion for defense spending.

16 December

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Warns Mali on Accepting Russia’s Wagner Mercenaries

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Mali's military rulers not to accept Russia's Wagner mercenaries.

15 December

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

UAE Protests Stringent Biden Conditions for Jet Fighters

The UAE threatened to scrap its mega-purchase of US F-35 fighter jets, protesting stringent conditions amid Washington's concerns on China.

14 December

Americas

Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4)

Hanan Zaffar

USS Oakland Equipped With Naval Strike Missile System

The US Navy's Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) completed the installation of the Naval Strike Missile.

13 December

Commentary

US Army Reserve general's service ribbons

Gary Anderson

Fixing What is Wrong With Our Generals

The institutionalized military incompetence that created the humiliation of Afghanistan will continue unless Congress reexamines what its predecessors created four decades ago.

13 December

Europe