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Turkey rejects latest proposals on Syria safe-zone, accuses US of stalling

Turkey rejected the latest US proposals to establish a controversial safe zone in SDF-controlled northeast Syria

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Mark Esper sworn in as US defense secretary

Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense after Senate confirmation, filling America's longest Pentagon leadership vacuum

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Bulgaria president vetoes $1.3 billion F-16 fighter jet purchase

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed a $1.3 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, saying there had been insufficient debate

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UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force

The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran

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Lockheed awarded $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia THAAD missile defense system contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $1.5 billion contract to supply Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Interceptor support items for Saudi Arabia

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American ISIS ‘sniper’ charged in US after transfer from SDF custody in Syria

An American who was allegedly an ISIS sniper has been charged in New York after being captured in Syria and repatriated to the US

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Turkey excluded from F-35 stealth jet program after S-400 deliveries from Russia

The US confirmed Turkey is to be excluded from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense missile system

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US approves $600 million sale to Greece of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

The US State Department approved the sale to Greece of up to seven Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters at an estimated cost of $600 million

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Why America’s limited conflicts become ‘forever wars’

Interview with Donald Stoker, Naval War College professor and author of "Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present"

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Sri Lanka negotiating military cooperation deal with US, prime minister says

Sri Lanka is negotiating a military cooperation deal with the US, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe announced as President Sirisena vowed to veto it

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