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NATO chief huddles with Trump allies in longshot Ukraine funding push

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On Monday, Stoltenberg sat down with a friendly audience at the Pentagon, where he met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon...
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How the enemy drone that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan evaded detection

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Meanwhile, the DOD official and a second U.S. official told POLITICO that an hour and a half after the strike on Tower 22,...
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What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed?

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At its height, over 100,000 people lived there, blocked by Jordan from coming across into the kingdom at the time over concerns about...
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‘We shall respond’: Biden warns militants after 3 US troops killed in Jordan

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was “outraged and deeply saddened” by the deaths and vowed that the strike would not go unanswered. “Iran-backed...
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Lawmakers greenlight F-16s for Turkey after Erdoğan approved Sweden’s NATO bid

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The F-16 action comes after Turkey’s parliament approved Sweden’s accession into NATO on Tuesday and amid signs Turkey and its fellow NATO ally...
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‘Uncoordinated’: Internal watchdog raps Pentagon’s UFO tracking effort

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“We determined that the DoD has no overarching UAP policy and, as a result, it lacks assurance that national security and flight safety...
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Talks to get underway on potential end to US-led coalition in Iraq

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The U.S. announced the talks in a letter to Iraq’s foreign minister on Wednesday, Reuters first reported. Washington originally insisted that Iran-backed Iraqi...
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Trump wants to send troops to the inner cities. A top senator wants to rein him in.

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“Ideally, there would be interest on the Republican side because the potential for abuse really ought to concern all of us, regardless of...
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‘A bill that will be due:’ Pentagon’s Middle East buildup costs $1.6B

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Over a full year, the cost for the military surge could rise to $2.2 billion, according to the estimate. The ballooning tab is the...
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US carries out retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on national security spending on Capitol Hill on Oct. 31, 2023. |...
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