Author: Mike Brest
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China fires water cannon on Philippine ship near disputed Scarborough Shoal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Chinese Coast Guard vessel damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Both sides quickly accused the other of being responsible for the latest incident in…
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Russia has given military training to around 20% of deported Ukrainian children
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Russia has sent tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, whom they have abducted, to more than 200 different facilities, where about a fifth of them have been given military training, according to a new report from a United…
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Colorado Springs looks to rebound after Trump pulls Space Command to Huntsville
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The mayor of Colorado Springs, the current but not long-term base for U.S. Space Command, is already looking for more aerospace opportunities just weeks after President Donald Trump announced the military would be moving the…
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Military strikes second drug ship headed to US, killing three ‘terrorists,’ Trump says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump ordered the military to conduct a kinetic strike against a vessel in the Caribbean area on Monday, the second this month. “The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in…
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Why China wants to build a nature reserve in the South China Sea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned China’s recently announced plan to establish a nature reserve on one of the most hotly contested shoals in the South China Sea, which rival claimant the Philippines has already…
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NATO announces ‘Eastern Sentry’ boost following Russian drone incursion into Poland
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The NATO alliance will bolster its posture on its eastern flank following the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace earlier this week. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry” on Friday,…
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Executions for consuming banned foreign media rise in North Korea, UN finds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The North Korean government is increasingly executing civilians, including people found to be consuming unapproved foreign media, according to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Office. Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control…
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Military services change reporting process for threats after investigation spurred by Maine shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Army, Navy, and Air Force leaders have agreed to change the policies regarding reporting threats made by service members, according to a Department of War Office of the Inspector General report. The review found that…
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Coast Guard and Marines investigate anti-Charlie Kirk social media posts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Marines and Coast Guard launched independent investigations into social media posts from service members celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Another racist man popped,” Capt. Jacoby Williamson, a Marine Corps recruiter,…
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Questions emerge about success of Israel’s Doha strikes on Hamas leaders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are doubts emerging about whether Israel‘s strike in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday that targeted senior Hamas leaders killed the people it intended to. The strike targeted Hamas‘s chief negotiator, Khalil al Hayya, and others, but…