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Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight
Human rights groups have called conditions in the country’s network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”
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Trump Says He Asked Mexico to Let U.S. Military In to Fight Cartels
President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had raised the idea with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who rejected it.
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U.S. Creating Second Military Zone Along Southern Border
Troops in the newly designated area in Texas will be able to temporarily detain migrants as the Trump administration militarizes the boundary with Mex [...]
U.S. Military Says Its Air Campaign Has Hit More Than 800 Targets in Yemen
President Trump ordered a start to the strikes against the Houthis on March 15. Congressional officials say the campaign has cost well over $1 billion [...]
Trump Says U.S. Could Lead Military Action Against Iran if Talks Collapse
The president said he would be “leading the pack” against Iran if it did not agree to a nuclear deal, but he said he was open to meeting Iranian leade [...]
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Transgender Military Ban
Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.
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Spain, a NATO member, increases military spending after years of resistance.
Spain, a NATO member, increases military spending after years of resistance.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Visits Border as Military Presence Expands
Gen. Dan Caine’s first official trip underscored how the White House has prioritized the mission, which now involves nearly 7,000 active-duty troops.
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Chris Van Hollen Turned Away From El Salvador Prison by Military
Armed officials stopped Senator Chris Van Hollen from trying to visit the prison where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been held for over a month.
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China’s Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs
The Pentagon and defense contractors are heavily reliant on magnets and rare earth minerals mined or processed in China, which has suspended exports o [...]
Trump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military ba [...]
Military Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture
The critical question of whether the prisoner’s 2007 interrogations could be used at his capital trial has shadowed the case for years.
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U.S. Military Removes Commander of Greenland Base
Although the military did not say why the colonel had been dismissed, it said it would not tolerate any subversion of President Trump’s agenda.
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Defence secretary pledges £450m military ‘surge’ to Ukraine
The government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a meeting of 50 nations in Brussels. D [...]
Trump Administration Fires Another Female U.S. Military Leader
Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield has joined a list of several leaders who have been purged from the military’s highest ranks.
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