Tag: Military and defense
Defense chief: US pullout from Afghanistan “slightly” ahead
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that America's troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is “slightly” ahead of schedule, but he provided...
Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
WASHINGTON — Momentum in Congress for taking sexual assault prosecution powers away from military commanders, combined with a more flexible view by some military...
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal...
Kim vows to build N. Korea socialism amid US nuclear impasse
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed an “uncompromising struggle” against anti-socialist elements at home, state media reported Thursday,...
AP Investigation: Myanmar’s junta using bodies to terrorize
Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of...
Many wait uneasily as Biden unwinds key Trump asylum policy
SAN DIEGO — In March of 2020, Estela Lazo appeared before Immigration Judge Lee O’Connor with her two children, her muscles tensed and a...
Yemen officials demand answers after AP report on air base
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemeni officials demanded answers Wednesday after an Associated Press report highlighted a mysterious air base being built on a...
Swiss air force jet crashes in Alps, pilot ejects safely
GENEVA — A Swiss air force fighter jet crashed during a training fight in the Alps on Wednesday, the Defense Department said. The pilot...
Judges lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands — Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia...
Corruption trial of former South African president starts
JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma began Wednesday more than 25 years after some of his alleged offenses.
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