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Pentagon: Budget readies US for possible China confrontation

Pentagon leaders have told Congress that the U.S. military must be ready for possible confrontation with China

The Independent UK

2 decades after start of Iraq conflict, Congress poised to repeal war authorization

WASHINGTON — Matthew Hoh was a 28-year-old Marine captain assigned to the Pentagon in late 2002, just as then-President George W. Bush was laying the groundwork for war in Iraq. Like many of his generation, Hoh was steeled in his patriotism by the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, and he…

Los Angeles Times

Okinawa leader's message to Washington: US overstates China risk - Roll Call

The governor of Okinawa visited Washington this month to send the message that Washington is overstating the threat from China.

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China will test NZ's fence-straddling diplomacy as never before

PM Chris Hipkins brushes the Aukus security pact away as not relevant to us because of its nuclear component, but our likely Aukus involvement relating to technology will have far-reaching consequences, argues Peter Dunne

Newsroom.co.nz

What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craft

The Air Force general overseeing North American airspace refused to rule out extraterrestrial forces at play after unidentified objects were shot down in February.

Space

Vet alarmed over bloated Pentagon budget

The military-industrial-congressional complex seizes on "new Cold War" with Russia and China

Salon

Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, drones as 'dear friend' Xi departs

Russia blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles on Wednesday and swarmed cities with drone attacks overnight, in a display of force as President Vladimir Putin bid farewell to his visiting "dear friend" and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Reuters

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Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training

A group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Oklahoma

The Independent UK

US to speed Abrams tanks to Ukraine as Russia ups pressure

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will speed up delivery of M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine by nine months, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s forces now expected to receive them by autumn, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine to receive Abrams tanks from US as soon as this fall -officials

The United States plans to speed up the delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday, providing the vital equipment to Kyiv as soon as this fall to defend itself against Russian forces.

Reuters

Bristol area has some of the highest numbers of UFO sightings in England

More than a dozen locals called police after spotting strange occurrences in the sky

Bristol Post

US speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster

The Independent UK

24% higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews, Pentagon study finds

Air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer. Men had a 16% higher rate of prostate cancer and women a 16% higher rate of breast cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Ukraine wants Russia prosecuted for war crimes. Why is the US stalling in its support?

Should the U.S. do everything it can to help hold Russia accountable for its atrocity crimes in Ukraine? As Russian bombs and soldiers wreak havoc on the country, you would think so. The New York Times, however, recently reported that the Pentagon is blocking U.S. efforts to hand over important…

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The Independent UK

Unusually high cancer rates found in military pilots and ground crews

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years, but they were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general US population

Reuters

Black Sea drones show U.S. involvement in conflict against Russia, says Kremlin

U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea are a sign of direct U.S. involvement in conflict with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick

Reuters

U.S. resumes drone flights over Black Sea after Russia intercept

The United States has resumed surveillance drone flights over the Black Sea region following a Russian fighter jet intercept on Tuesday that led to the downing of a U.S surveillance drone, two U.S. officials said on Friday.

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The three key moments capturing a Russian jet's interception of a US drone over the Black Sea

Footage released by the US military reveals three key moments during an incident involving one of its MQ-9 drones and a Russian aircraft over the Black Sea.

Reuters

Ukraine war: International court issues warrant for Putin's arrest

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging Moscow's forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a war crime, as the Kremlin reacted with outrage.

Fortune

Venture capital gives America a strategic edge in the age of technology wars

U.S. hardware startups are underfunded–and the Pentagon is not matching the investments America's competitors are making into dual-use technologies.

Evening Standard

Russia gives medals to fighter pilots who brought down US drone

The Russian fighter pilots that brought down a US drove over the Black Sea will be rewarded with state medals.

Al Jazeera

After drone clash, is direct Russia-US confrontation more likely?

This week’s clash upped the ante but experts say a larger conflict is off the table.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war – latest news: Slovakia to send Kyiv its fleet of Soviet-era fighter jets

Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin retorts that Soviet-era jets will be destroyed without impacting course of war

The Independent UK

Ukraine war – latest news: Russia likely trying to recover drone debris in Black Sea, says US

Russia-US relations in ‘lamentable’ state after drone collision as war in Ukraine continues to rage

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