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U.S. strategy for anti-ship weapons to counter China: plentiful, mobile, deadly
The United States is amassing an arsenal of abundant and easily made anti-ship weapons as part of American efforts to deter China in the Indo-Pacific region and gear up U.S. forces there. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed U.S. thinking toward a new philosophy - "affordable mass," as one missile… Read
Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226
The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, state media reported Tuesday, as the U.N. warned as many as 630,000 people could need help. Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago with powerful… Read
Musk deletes post about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticism
Elon Musk has deleted a post on his social media platform X in which he said “no one is even trying to assassinate” President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump while he was playing golf. Musk,… Read
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Trump blames Biden and Harris' rhetoric toward him for attempt on his life
Donald Trump claimed Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt on his life, despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for jailing or prosecuting his political enemies. With the… Read
Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president
Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. “You are free to assassinate… Read
Israeli minister says time running out for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday that the window was closing for a diplomatic solution to the standoff with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in southern Lebanon. Gallant's remarks came as the White House Special envoy Amos Hochstein visited Israel to discuss the crisis… Read
Russia says it has retaken two villages in western Kursk region
Russia said on Monday that its forces had retaken control of two villages in its western Kursk region from Ukraine, continuing what Moscow says is a significant counter-offensive there. Russian forces have been battling Ukrainian troops in Kursk region since Aug 6, when Kyiv surprised Moscow with the biggest foreign… Read
Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says
Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels to a safe area without any oil spill, a European Union naval mission said Monday. The Sounion reached waters away from Yemen as the Houthis meanwhile claimed that they shot down another American-made MQ-9… Read
Ohio town cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians
An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response to days of violent threats that have closed schools and government offices. The governor, meanwhile, said resources would be surged to Springfield to help city officials… Read
Taliban suspend polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress. Afghanistan is one of… Read
