TO SOME he embodies the “revenge of the field-grade officers”, the angry mid-ranking veterans who returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with loathing for the politicians and generals who sent them to fight losing wars. Pete Hegseth, a former…
Category: 4. World
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WorldPride gathers in Washington as Trump rolls back LGBTQ rights
WASHINGTON — LGBTQ people from around the world gather in Washington this week for a parade, a political rally and cultural performances marking WorldPride to channel joy in sexual and gender diversity as well as outrage over the Trump…
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Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilities
The targets were Russian warplanes, including strategic bombers and command-and-control aircraft, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The weapons were Ukrainian drones, each costing under $1,000 and…
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China issues arrest warrants for 20 Taiwanese accused of hacking missions
ADVERTISEMENTThe Chinese government issued arrest warrants for 20 Taiwanese citizens on Thursday that it alleges carried out hacking operations on the Chinese mainland on behalf of the island’s ruling party.
They also banned a Taiwanese company whose owners they described as “hardcore Taiwan…
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What we know about Trump’s latest travel ban
Victoria Bourne & Hafsa KhalilBBC News
Watch: President Trump announces travel ban from “high-risk regions” Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House.
There are…
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Trump travel ban sparks World Cup questions — and raises more soccer issues
On Wednesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a travel ban against 12 countries in a move he described as “protecting the national security and national interest of the United States and its people.”
The ban goes into effect on…
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Israel says it recovered 2 U.S.-Israeli hostages’ bodies in Gaza : NPR
Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by…
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CNN doubles down that Israel did open fire at aid site
Based on videos and witnesses, it was the Israeli military that had opened fire on the crowd of Palestinians in the incident at the GHF distribution site in southern Gaza on Sunday, CNN reported Thursday.
The IDF denied these…
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