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Iran Is Secretly Moving Missiles Into Iraq, U.S. Officials Say
Iran has used the continuing chaos in Iraq to build up a hidden arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq, part of a widening effort to try to intimidate the Middle East and assert its po...
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
(Reuters) – The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and r...
U.S. warship in Gulf seizes missile parts of suspected Iran origin
A U.S. Navy warship seized advanced missile parts believed to be linked to Iran from a boat it had stopped in the Arabian Sea, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as Trump’s administration pressures ...
NATO Chief Defends Unity As Trump Lashes Out at Allies: ‘Most of the Time We Agree’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg defended the transatlantic alliance’s “iron-clad” unity on Wednesday, even while President Donald Trump engaged in fresh spats with fellow NATO leaders. Stol...
Colombia: thousands take to the streets in third national strike in two weeks
Colombians have taken to the streets for a third national strike in two weeks, piling more pressure on the unpopular rightwing president Iván Duque and his proposed tax reforms. Thousands thronged...
FBI Warns FaceApp Could Pose Counterintelligence Threat
By Sarah E. Needleman The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned that certain Russian-made software, including the viral hit FaceApp, pose a potential counterintelligence threat and could put Ameri...
Russia-China gas pipeline: Gazprom switches on ‘Power of Siberia’ link
Russia switched on an enormous gas pipeline to China worth billions of dollars Monday, affirming increasingly close economic and political ties between the two countries. Named the “Power of Siberi...
Iran proposes Rouhani’s visit to Japan amid nuclear impasse: Kyodo
(Reuters) – Iran has proposed President Hassan Rouhani visit Japan, a U.S. ally which also has close relations with Tehran, to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with Washington, Kyodo news agen...
China’s military might has now become a top issue for NATO
According to NATO’s own estimate, China had the second-largest global defense budget in 2018. In March, China set its 2019 defense spending at 7.5% higher than a year ago, raising spending to 1.19 ...
Protecting the Republic
By Alan W. Dowd, ASCF Senior Fellow DECEMBER 2019—The Senate recently passed legislation directing the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Ce...
North Korea assails US, South Korea and UN nuclear agency
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea on Monday accused the United States of “political and military provocations” and South Korea of “double-dealing behavior.” North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Kim Song...
U.S. calls on Iraq to hold early elections
The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of unrest in which security forces hav...