Military
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World
Congress Passed an $858 Billion Military Bill. Here’s What’s in It.
Lawmakers approved an 8 percent overall budget increase, funding for Taiwan and Ukraine, and a slew of provisions focused on…
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World
Japan Moves to Double Military Spending, With a Wary Eye on China
The Japanese cabinet approved the first update to the country’s official security strategy in nine years, elevating Beijing over North…
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Finance
U.S. Cracks Down on Chinese Companies for Security Concerns
The Biden administration placed severe restrictions on trade with dozens of Chinese entities, its latest step in a campaign to…
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News
An Unvaccinated Military Puts Our National Security at Risk
Ninety-eight percent of the U.S. military is vaccinated against Covid-19. That success is due, in large part, to a summer…
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World
Concern Grows in Israel’s Military as Netanyahu Nears Coalition Deal
Preliminary agreements between Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies have raised questions about political interference in the army’s chain of…
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World
J.R.O.T.C. Textbooks Offer an Alternative View of the World
Descriptions of civic life and some key historical events differ from the way they are taught in typical public school…
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World
Russia and Iran are strengthening their defense partnership, the Biden administration warns.
The Biden administration said on Friday that Russia and Iran were strengthening their military ties into a “full-fledged defense partnership,”…
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World
House Passes $858 Billion Defense Bill Repealing Vaccine Mandate for Troops
The legislation would rescind the coronavirus vaccine mandate in defiance of the Biden administration’s wishes, and increase the defense budget…
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World
Sudan Military and Pro-Democracy Coalition Sign Peace Deal
The agreement, which was boycotted by some political forces, comes more than a year after a coup that scuttled the…
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World
Ukraine Warns of More Strikes on Power Plants, as Russians Dig In
Russian forces are fortifying positions in southern Ukraine after retreating from Kherson, and the Kremlin denied planning to withdraw from…