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US lawmakers introduce record $886B defense bill, drop most “culture war” issues

U.S. lawmakers unveiled an annual defense policy bill leaving out most of the divisive social issues, such as abortion rights and treatment of transgender service members, that had threatened to de...

Israel ramps up Gaza strikes, US alarmed

Israel ramped up strikes on the Gaza Strip, pounding the length of the Palestinian enclave and killing hundreds in a new, expanded phase of the war that Washington said veered from Israeli promises...

US to conduct flight operations over Guyana amid Venezuela border dispute

The United States on Thursday said it would conduct flight operations within Guyana that build on its routine engagement as Britain and Brazil expressed concerns about growing border tensions betwe...

About seven mortar rounds landed in US embassy compound in Baghdad, official says

Approximately 7 mortar rounds landed in the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad during an attack early on Friday, a U.S. military official told Reuters, disclosing a far larger attack than previously ...

European troops train Ukrainians in Poland for winter warfare

In a snow-covered field in western Poland, Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in trench warfare — days before being sent to the front in what has become a grinding war of attrition against Russia...

US presidential aide says Iran helps plan, execute attacks by Yemen's Houthis

The United States believes that Iran is involved in the planning and execution of drone and missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on Israel and ships in the Red Sea, a senior aide to U.S. Preside...