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US builds up military force in Persian Gulf targeting Iran risking solid response
Aug 02, 2023 09:53Thousands of US Marines, along with jet fighters and warships, are reportedly building up yet another military show-of-force and intrusion into the Persian Gulf and far from their borders, in hopes of deterring Iran on its own turf amid repeated Iranian vows against foreign military presence in the strategic waterway.
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US arms manufacturers received $9.7bn to fill empty caches after weapons given to Ukraine
Aug 02, 2023 09:36US arms manufacturers have received nearly $10 billion in new orders from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to replace weapons and munitions sent by the Pentagon to Ukrainian forces to fight against Russian troops in Donbas.
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Pentagon keeps US troops in Niger despite suspending security cooperation
Aug 02, 2023 05:43The Pentagon has announced that it will not evacuate US troops from Niger, and some of them will continue to interact with members of the country's military, but it has suspended security cooperation with Niger due to political unrest in the West African nation.
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US credit rating downgraded over anticipation of 'fiscal deterioration'
Aug 02, 2023 05:36A leading credit rating agency has downgraded the United States' credit rating due to the government's continued mismanagement of fiscal and debt matters, making Washington an untrustworthy business partner.
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Trump indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election
Aug 02, 2023 05:33Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election -- the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House.
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IRGC chief warns of enemy plots to cause sedition on anniversary of last year's riots
Aug 02, 2023 03:31The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned of a new plot by enemies to stir unrest in the country on the anniversary of the foreign-backed riots that broke out following the death of a young Iranian woman last year.
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China again warns US against ‘dangerous’ weapons aid to Chinese Taipei
Aug 01, 2023 10:51China’s defense ministry has warned the United States against going further down a “wrong and dangerous” path after Washington approved a new military aid package for Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
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US, Taliban officials meet for first time after Afghanistan takeover
Aug 01, 2023 09:59Senior Taliban representatives and a delegation of US officials discussed the economic stability and drug trafficking in two-day talks in the Qatari capital of Doha two years after the Taliban swept back to power.
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Americans' trust in US military lowest in two decades: Poll
Aug 01, 2023 05:48Public confidence in the US military has been constantly in decline over the past five years and it is now at its lowest level in two decades, a recent opinion poll says.
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US may intensify Ukraine conflict during 2024 vote: Russian MP
Jul 31, 2023 11:57The US might heighten the raging Ukrainian conflict during its 2024 presidential elections in efforts by both dominant political parties to win votes, says a top Russian legislator, predicting “a terrible if not catastrophic event.”