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War in Ukraine - Military
2/26/2022 8:14:52 PM
Russia's invasion force is being slowed and frustrated by unexpectedly stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops, keeping them well outside Kyiv, a senior US defense official said Saturday.

World - International
2/22/2022 9:28:21 PM
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin condemned Russia's "latest invasion" of Ukraine Tuesday but said the United States is working with allies to prevent the conflict from growing.

World - International
2/16/2022 9:41:35 PM
Three US Navy aircraft were intercepted by Russian planes in an "unprofessional" manner over the Mediterranean Sea last weekend, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

World - International
2/14/2022 8:22:47 PM
Russia strengthened its forces amassed on the border of Ukraine over the weekend, the Pentagon's spokesman said Monday, despite Moscow's announcement that it was ending some military drills.

World - International
2/10/2022 10:06:36 PM
US and Belarusian defense chiefs held rare telephone talks on Thursday to avoid a "miscalculation" during Russia-Belarus joint military drills, the Pentagon said, at a time of heightened tensions over the Kremlin's massing of troops near Ukraine.

World - International
2/5/2022 12:41:26 AM
The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable.

World - International
2/4/2022 1:46:37 PM
The Kremlin said Friday that Washington could not be trusted after US officials claimed to have evidence of a planned operation by Moscow to film a fake Ukrainian attack on Russians.

World - Region
2/3/2022 10:27:47 AM
U.S. special operations forces conducted a large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwestern Syria overnight Thursday, in what the Pentagon said was a "successful mission.'' Residents and activists reported multiple deaths, including civilians, from the attack.

World - International
1/29/2022 1:02:06 PM
US President Joe Biden is maintaining pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine after announcing a small troop deployment to eastern Europe even as top Pentagon officials backed a renewed push for diplomacy.

World - International
1/20/2022 12:44:15 PM
The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
1/18/2022 9:36:54 PM
The crisis over Ukraine poses a threat to international peace and security if all sides do not ponder their future steps calmly and avoid warmongering, writes Hussein Haridy

World - Region
12/16/2021 11:29:56 PM
A drone that threatened a base with US and partner forces in southern Syria was shot down by a British fighter jet with the Western anti-Islamic State coalition, the Pentagon said Thursday.

World - International
12/14/2021 12:35:40 PM
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.

World - Region
11/30/2021 9:53:53 AM
The Pentagon launched a fresh probe Monday into a 2019 airstrike that killed civilians in Syria, two weeks after a New York Times investigation claimed the US military concealed dozens of non-combatants' deaths.

World - International
11/8/2021 1:01:14 PM
China has built what appear to be full-scale outlines of American warships including an aircraft carrier, satellite imagery showed, possible targets to practise striking some of the most potent US weapons deployed in the Pacific.

World - International
11/4/2021 10:51:41 AM
Beijing hit back Thursday against a US report on China's expansion of its nuclear arsenal, calling it "full of prejudice" and saying Washington was hyping up talk of a nuclear threat.

World - International
11/3/2021 10:00:17 PM
A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said Wednesday after an investigation.

World - Region
10/23/2021 10:04:04 AM
A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday.

World - International
10/20/2021 3:22:28 PM
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged more defense cooperation among Black Sea allies Wednesday ahead of a NATO ministers summit.

World - International
10/19/2021 6:48:34 PM
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday called on Moscow to stop prolonging the war in eastern Ukraine, his second stop in Black Sea countries he said were threatened by Russian expansionism.

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