 U.S. Senator to block military promotions until assurances on former White House aide
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) Metro USA
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 Turkmenistan: It’s my party, and I’ll go if I want to
It is party time in Turkmenistan as the president marks his milestone 63rd birthday – the age at which the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have died. Foreign-based... (photo: Creative Commons / thierry ehrmann) EurasiaNet
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 A 10% cut to the US military budget would help support struggling Americans
At this unprecedented moment in American history — a terrible pandemic, an economic meltdown, people marching across the country to end systemic racism and police... (photo: Public Domain / Office of Sen. Bernie Sanders) The Guardian
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 COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China
China's military has received the greenlight to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical trials proved it was... (photo: Creative Commons) The Jerusalem Post
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 Meng, Huawei and Canadian Law: Soap, Rinse and Dry-Laundered
Prologue One of the graver risks for big-time criminals is that investigators will be able to identify them and their deeds by ‘following the money’. The criminals have... (photo: Creative Commons / Kārlis Dambrāns) GlobalResearch
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 Trump administration: Huawei, 19 other firms in US backed by Chinese military
The administration of US President Donald Trump claims that 20 top Chinese firms operating in the United States are either owned or backed by the Chinese military, a... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Press TV
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 How the US military has failed to address white supremacy in its ranks
An alleged plot by a young solider to coordinate with a neo-Nazi group to attack and kill members of his own army unit has put new scrutiny on the US military’s failure... (photo: US DoD ) The Guardian
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 Kim Jong-un suspends plan to increase military pressure on South Korea
Kim Jong-un has suspended plans to increase military pressure on South Korea, in a surprise move that comes after weeks of mounting tensions on the peninsula. The North... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) The Irish Times
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 Coronavirus: EU could bar American travellers at it moves to reopen borders
European Union countries rushing to revive their economies and reopen their borders after months of coronavirus restrictions are prepared to block Americans from entering... (photo: US DoD / Master Sgt. David Eichaker) The Independent
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 Putin throws military parade to declare victory over virus
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who reportedly was frightened of the coronavirus and hid behind the Kremlin walls, emerges to declare victory. ...... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko) NBC News
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 Iran to send black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner to France, says Zarif
Iran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to France, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, according to the official IRNA... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) The National
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 Renault-Nissan Facing Claims of Emission Cheat Devices
Renault and Nissan have been accused of employing emission cheat devices to improve recorded pollution levels in both diesel and gasoline engines. A UK law firm has filed... (photo: Creative Commons) Tu Automotive
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 Libya warns Egypt against military intervention, France backs Cairo
Libya’s High Council of State, an advisory body to the internationally-recognized government in the country, has warned Egypt against military intervention in Libya. “We... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) Press TV
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 ‘Strong and respected’ Treasury needed to help UK recover from coronavirus crisis, Sajid Javid warns
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has warned that a “strong and respected” Treasury is needed to help the UK recover from the coronavirus crisis, months after he quit over... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Independent
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 Three killed in stabbing at UK park; police say motive unclear
Three people were killed and three seriously hurt Saturday in a summer-evening stabbing attack in a park in the English town of Reading, police said. They said it was... (photo: Creative Commons / Wojciech Zabolotny) Independent Online
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 Why this Japan-China island dispute could be Asia's next military flashpoint
Hong Kong (CNN)While China is engaged in a tense border standoff with India high in the Himalayas, a small group of islands thousands of miles away could be another... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Jasen Morenogarcia) CNN
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 China frees 10 Indian soldiers after military talks
NEW DELHI: Three days after clashes in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh left 20 Indian soldiers dead, the Chinese on Thursday evening released 10 Indian Army personnel,... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Dawn
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 Border clashes between China and India 14,000 feet up in the Himalayas are much more than a local dispute
“Two bald men fighting over a comb” was the despairing assessment of Jorge Luis Borges of the Falklands War as the Argentine writer deplored of so many lives lost in a... (photo: AP / Mukhtar Khan) The Independent
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 First satellite images of Galwan Valley shows Chinese's military build-up, Indian soldiers hold ground
High resolution images from Planet Labs shows the extent of the military build-up at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, where the Indian Army and Chinese troops clashed on... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) International Business Times
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 Turkey launches military operation against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq
The Turkish military has begun an air and ground operation against Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq, calling it an act of self-defense to weed out “terrorists” in... (photo: AP / Ghaith Alsayed) Russia Today
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