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Peace deal with US to be signed by months’ end, Taliban says
The U.S. and Taliban will sign a peace deal by the end of the month, the Taliban reportedly said Monday. Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior Taliban leader, said in a video shared with journalists ...
US defence secretary warns Huawei 5G will put alliances at risk
The US defence secretary, Mark Esper, warned that US alliances including the future of Nato were in jeopardy if European countries went ahead with using Chinese Huawei technology in their 5G networ...
Killing of ISIS leader has not hurt group’s operations, says Iraqi Kurdish prime minister
Iraqi Kurdistan’s prime minister says the U.S. killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has not affected the extremist group’s ability to operate and is warning that the militants are r...
Rockets hit U.S. coalition base in Baghdad, no casualties
Rockets hit a U.S.-led military coalition’s Baghdad headquarters early on Sunday but caused no casualties, a coalition spokesman said, in the latest attack to target U.S. facilities in Iraq. Washin...
The Urgent Need for a United States Space Force
The following is adapted from a speech delivered on November 20, 2019, at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., as part of...
US Senators Point to ‘Hypersonic Gap’ With Russia, China
U.S. senators are concerned Russia and China may outpace Washington in developing hypersonic weapons. In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday with top defense officials, lawmakers exp...
US prosecutors bring new charges against China’s Huawei
U.S. prosecutors have brought two new charges against embattled Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. The indictment in the Eastern District Court ...
Pompeo makes 1st trip to Africa in bid to reassert US as leading partner
After nearly 22 months in office, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa on Saturday, in a bid to reassert the U.S. as the leading partner to the world’s yo...
Venezuela holds uncle of opposition leader Guaidó
A top Venezuelan government official has confirmed that the uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaidó is being held on suspicion of smuggling “dangerous material” into the country. Juan José Márque...
Pentagon transferring $3.8 billion to border wall
The Pentagon is moving $3.8 billion from various weapons programs such as the F-35 fighter jet to pay for President Trump’s southern border wall, according to a notice sent to Congress on Thursda...
Rocket hits northern Iraqi base hosting U.S. forces, no casualties: security sources
A rocket hit a base in northern Iraq that hosts U.S. forces on Thursday but caused no casualties, Iraqi security sources said. The base, known as K1 near the city of Kirkuk, is where a U.S. civilia...
Turkey at risk of more confrontations with Syria and Russia
Direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian troops amid a Syrian government offensive in the last rebel stronghold of Idlib province are Intent on halting the advance, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...