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Kamala Harris Campaign Hires Arab Lawyer For Voter Outreach Amid Gaza War
Kamala Harris' campaign for US president has hired an Egyptian American lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security official to help lead outreach to Arab American voters who hold sway in some states that could help decide the Nov. 5 election
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4 Killed As US Carries Out 'Defensive' Air Strike In Iraq
American forces carried out a "defensive" air strike on combatants who were attempting to launch drones that were deemed a threat to US and allied troops, a US official said.
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'Top Gun' In Real Life? Chinese, American Jets 10 Feet From Each Other
Last week the Pentagon released footage of some of these intercepts, several of which were described by senior US military officials as "risky and aggressive in nature".
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Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Hamas Says It Freed 2 More Hostages, Days After It Released 2 Americans
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early today killing at least 70 people, Hamas officials said as the military said it had struck some 320 targets in the Palestinian enclave in 24 hours.
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US In Talks To Build Port In Philippines Facing Taiwan To Counter China
The US military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials said, a move that would boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan.
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2 Ukrainian Pilots In US To Fly Military Simulators: Report
In a first, two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the U.S. military, an American defense official said Saturday, as
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"My Gut Says We'll Fight In 2025": US General On War With China
A four-star US Air Force general said in a memo that his gut told him the United States would fight China in the next two years, comments that Pentagon officials said were not consistent with American military assessments.
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American Troops, Locals Dead In Kabul, Say US Officials: 10 Latest Facts
Several, including children, were killed in three explosions near Kabul's airport amid an evacuation effort by countries from Afghanistan after Taliban's takeover. A number of US service members were also killed in the blasts, the Pentagon said.
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Biden Doesn't Believe US "Should Be Fighting, Dying In A War...": Official
US President Joe Biden does not believe that the country should be "fighting and dying" in a war for the purpose of sustaining American military boots near Tajikistan or Pakistan or Iran, his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said, defendin
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PM Modi, President Biden Meet At Quad Summit With Japan, Australia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came together this evening in a virtual meeting of the leaders of the "Quad" group of nations. The first summit - seen as part of efforts to balance China's growing military and economic power - will focus on a "...
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US Forces Retaliate After Death Of 2 Soldiers In Iraq Rocket Attack
The US military launched air strikes against a pro-Iranian group in Iraq following the deaths of two Americans and a Briton in a rocket attack, US military officials told AFP on Thursday.
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US, UK Troops Among 3 Dead In Iraq Rocket Attack
An American soldier and a British soldier, as well as one US contractor, were killed Wednesday when rockets hit an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad, a US military official said.
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3 Americans Killed As Somalian Militants Attack US Base In Kenya
Members Of Somalia's Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya's coastal Lamu region, killing three American citizens and destroying several aircraft and military vehicles, officials said.
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US Resumes Pak's Participation In American Military Training, Says Top Official: Report
US President Donald Trump has authorised the resumption of Pakistan's participation in an American military training and educational programme in order to strengthen military-to-military cooperation on shared priorities, senior diplomat Alice Wells said on Saturday.
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Two Taken Prisoner In Raid Which Led To Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death, Says US
Two men were taken captive by US forces during the raid in Syria that led to the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a top American military official said Monday.
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Kamala Harris Campaign Hires Arab Lawyer For Voter Outreach Amid Gaza War
Kamala Harris' campaign for US president has hired an Egyptian American lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security official to help lead outreach to Arab American voters who hold sway in some states that could help decide the Nov. 5 election
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4 Killed As US Carries Out 'Defensive' Air Strike In Iraq
American forces carried out a "defensive" air strike on combatants who were attempting to launch drones that were deemed a threat to US and allied troops, a US official said.
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'Top Gun' In Real Life? Chinese, American Jets 10 Feet From Each Other
Last week the Pentagon released footage of some of these intercepts, several of which were described by senior US military officials as "risky and aggressive in nature".
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Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Hamas Says It Freed 2 More Hostages, Days After It Released 2 Americans
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early today killing at least 70 people, Hamas officials said as the military said it had struck some 320 targets in the Palestinian enclave in 24 hours.
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US In Talks To Build Port In Philippines Facing Taiwan To Counter China
The US military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials said, a move that would boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan.
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2 Ukrainian Pilots In US To Fly Military Simulators: Report
In a first, two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the U.S. military, an American defense official said Saturday, as
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"My Gut Says We'll Fight In 2025": US General On War With China
A four-star US Air Force general said in a memo that his gut told him the United States would fight China in the next two years, comments that Pentagon officials said were not consistent with American military assessments.
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American Troops, Locals Dead In Kabul, Say US Officials: 10 Latest Facts
Several, including children, were killed in three explosions near Kabul's airport amid an evacuation effort by countries from Afghanistan after Taliban's takeover. A number of US service members were also killed in the blasts, the Pentagon said.
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Biden Doesn't Believe US "Should Be Fighting, Dying In A War...": Official
US President Joe Biden does not believe that the country should be "fighting and dying" in a war for the purpose of sustaining American military boots near Tajikistan or Pakistan or Iran, his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said, defendin
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PM Modi, President Biden Meet At Quad Summit With Japan, Australia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came together this evening in a virtual meeting of the leaders of the "Quad" group of nations. The first summit - seen as part of efforts to balance China's growing military and economic power - will focus on a "...
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US Forces Retaliate After Death Of 2 Soldiers In Iraq Rocket Attack
The US military launched air strikes against a pro-Iranian group in Iraq following the deaths of two Americans and a Briton in a rocket attack, US military officials told AFP on Thursday.
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US, UK Troops Among 3 Dead In Iraq Rocket Attack
An American soldier and a British soldier, as well as one US contractor, were killed Wednesday when rockets hit an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad, a US military official said.
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3 Americans Killed As Somalian Militants Attack US Base In Kenya
Members Of Somalia's Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya's coastal Lamu region, killing three American citizens and destroying several aircraft and military vehicles, officials said.
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US Resumes Pak's Participation In American Military Training, Says Top Official: Report
US President Donald Trump has authorised the resumption of Pakistan's participation in an American military training and educational programme in order to strengthen military-to-military cooperation on shared priorities, senior diplomat Alice Wells said on Saturday.
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Two Taken Prisoner In Raid Which Led To Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death, Says US
Two men were taken captive by US forces during the raid in Syria that led to the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a top American military official said Monday.
