U.S. pulling troops from Chad, Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role
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by Tara Copp
2h ago
The United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military and its counterterrorism operations, the Pentagon said Thursday ..read more
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GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight
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by John Hanna
5h ago
Kansas' governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the state's National Guard a "border mission" of helping Texas in its partisan fight with the Biden administration over illegal immigration ..read more
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Fellow reservists who served with Maine killer before mass shootings say they warned of his decline
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by David Sharp, Patrick Whittle
5h ago
Fellow U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine's deadliest mass shooting told a commission investigating the killings Thursday that they tried to intervene before the tragedy ..read more
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TikTok has promised to sue over the potential U.S. ban. What's the legal outlook?
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by Wyatte Grantham-Philips
5h ago
Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court ..read more
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Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces
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by Jill Lawless, Illia Novikov
5h ago
Even as it works to get much-needed new supplies of weapons and ammunition from a huge U.S. aid package to the front line, Ukraine is seeking to reverse the drain of potential soldiers from the country, announcing that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew their passports from outside Ukraine ..read more
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Coast Guard sacks top chaplain due to 'loss of confidence'
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by Mike Glenn
5h ago
The Coast Guard this week fired its senior military chaplain, only months after praising him as "instrumental in the upliftment of the U.S. Coast Guard's spiritual and moral framework ..read more
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Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed
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by Jon Gambrell
9h ago
A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip ..read more
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Taiwan's president-elect appoints new foreign, defense ministers as island faces continued threats
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Taiwan's president-elect has appointed new foreign and defense ministers to join his incoming administration as the island faces continuing military threats and diplomatic isolation from China ..read more
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Speaker Johnson says Biden should call in National Guard to quell protests at colleges
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by Kerry Picket
21h ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he thinks the president should call in the National Guard to calm the anti-Israel protests on college campuses if they fail to diminish on their own ..read more
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Johnson confronts Columbia protesters, calls on university president to resign
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by Kerry Picket, Valerie Richardson and Kerry Picket, Valerie Richardson
21h ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, chiding school officials for allowing "lawless agitators and radicals" to take over the campus ..read more
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