Tag: Military and defense

Nebraska patrol officials defend mission to Mexican border

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Officials from the Nebraska State Patrol defended their state-funded mission to the U.S.-Mexican border on Thursday, arguing that they were answering...

Biden to meet next month with private sector on cyber issues

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and members of his national security team plan to meet next month with business executives about cybersecurity, an official...

Tunisia’s president orders military to manage virus crisis

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president on Wednesday ordered the military to take over management of the national COVID-19 pandemic response, as the country fights...

Greece takes delivery of 1st of 18 French Rafale warplanes

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece took delivery Wednesday of the first of 18 French Rafale fighter jets, part of a major military procurement plan as...

Gen. Milley says Taliban appear to have ‘strategic momentum’

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WASHINGTON — The Taliban appear to have “strategic momentum” in the fight for control of Afghanistan as they put increasing pressure on key cities,...

Despite Canadian easing, US extends land border restrictions

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The United States Government on Wednesday extended the closure of the land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travelers until at least Aug....

Freed Guantánamo inmate with Moroccan family after 19 years

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RABAT, Morocco — A Moroccan held for 19 years without charges at the U.S. detention facility for terror suspects at Guantánamo Bay has rejoined...

Pentagon review: What happens if ‘nuclear football’ is lost?

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is taking a rare look at whether it is prepared to deal with the theft or compromise of the portable...

Afghan war’s end quiets chaplain’s litany of funeral prayers

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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — This is the place where widows wailed, where mothers buckled to the tarmac in grief and where children...

New cybersecurity order issued for US pipeline operators

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WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack...