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Sep 15 2020
News
Rockets fired from Gaza as Israel peace treaties signed at White House, two injured in attack
Two people were injured from a rocket attack launched from the Gaza Strip, which came at the same time as Israel signed historic peace treaties with two Arab nations at the White House.
The Israel Defense Forces said that at least two rockets were fired from the Hamas-controlled strip Tuesday evening local time. One of the rockets was intercepted by the country’s Iron Dome missile
Washington ExaminerJun 16 2021
News
Russia Conducts Largest Navy Exercise Since Cold War As Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin Meet
The U.S. scrambled three F-22 stealth fighter jets from Hawaii on Sunday in an unscheduled flight that may have been in response to the presence of a Russian Navy exercise.
The missile-armed F-22 Raptors were launched from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, according to Honolulu's Star Advertiser, as a Russian fleet carried out exercises in what Russian authorities say is the largest naval
NewsweekMay 12 2019
News
'Not smart': Kamala Harris rips Trump over relationship with Kim Jong-un
2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris on Sunday criticized President Trump’s relationship with North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un. “We cannot put our arms and embrace this North Korean dictator in the way this president has done,” the California Democrat told CNN. Tension between the U.S. and North Korea escalated this week as Pyongyang conducted a fresh round of missile
Washington TimesDec 01 2019
News
This Time Trump Will Be Just One of the Wild Cards at NATO
What was conceived as a celebration for one of the world’s most important military alliances risks becoming a show of disunity -- and this time it’s not because of anything Donald Trump has said or done.
Meeting in London this week, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have two other presidents to worry about: France’s Emmanuel Macron, who in recent weeks has openly
BloombergMar 10 2020
News
As Commerce Dept. Starts Regulating Some Gun Exports, Experts Worry It Doesn't Have All the Info It Needs
When a U.S. company wants to export firearms, the sale requires authorization from the federal government, and for decades the State Department has been responsible for issuing approvals for most types of weapons, once it has assessed any impact on national security or foreign policy.
Now, after years of debate, the Commerce Department is set to take over export controls for a
ProPublicaSep 16 2019
News
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusations Over Saudi Oil-Facility Attacks
Kingdom races to repair the damage from the strikes; Trump threatens military response.
Iran denied U.S. accusations that it was behind Saturday’s strikes on Saudi oil facilities, as Riyadh and Washington rushed to respond to attacks that sent futures soaring and threatened to spark a broader clash with Tehran.
U.S. officials said on Sunday there are strong indications the fiery
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 12 2012
News
North Koreans celebrate launch of long-range rocket
North Koreans danced in the streets of their capital Wednesday after the Pyongyang regime successfully fired a long-range rocket, defying international warnings and taking a big step forward in its quest to develop a nuclear-tipped missile.
Washington TimesMay 21 2021
Opinion
After the Israeli Cease-Fire
As we went to press, it looked like Israel and Hamas would put down their arms—for now. The truce comes less than two weeks after the terrorist group commenced its 4,000-rocket barrage on Israeli civilians—the most intense since it took over the Gaza strip in 2007. Israel’s leadership wouldn’t have approved a cease-fire if it hadn’t accomplished most of what it wanted through air strikes, but
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)May 05 2013
News
Israeli Warplanes Strike Syria In Escalation: Official
Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said.
HuffPostMay 21 2017
News
What America’s new arms deal with Saudi Arabia says about the Trump administration
President Trump has just announced the sale of a whopping $110 billion to Saudi Arabia which includes “tanks and helicopters for border security, ships for coastal security, intelligence-gathering aircraft, a missile-defense radar system, and cybersecurity tools,” reports ABC News. It forms part of a 10-year, $350 billion agreement in a “strategic vision” between the two countries, reports the
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