A US mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines for annual joint military exercises -- to the annoyance of China -- will be pulled out of the country, a Philippine Army spokesman said Thursday. The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system which can fire the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in the northern Philippines.

Philippines says US mid-range missile system to be pulled out

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The numbers aren’t yet final, since the administration is still briefing Congress, and lawmakers are allowed input.

US close to sending $2 billion in security aid across the Indo-Pacific

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Tokyo - The Pentagon is expected to announce investments in Asia this week that play into the long-game positioning to deter China, just days after Chinese bombers for the first time ever encroached in the international airspace off Alaska. Despite ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza that still threaten to expand, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific as secretary, as part of the Pentagon's focus on China as what it calls "the pacing challenge." Austin is visiting Japan and the Philippines on this trip. In Japan, Austin is expected to preview a major upgrade of command and...

Pentagon invests in Asian partners as China flexes with Russia

The United States will provide $500 million in military funding to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as Washington boosts ties with Manila in the face of China's growing assertiveness. "We're now allocating an additional $500 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines to boost security collaboration with our oldest treaty ally in this region," Blinken told a joint news conference.

Blinken says US to provide $500 mn military funding to Philippines

WASHINGTON — As the United States continues its quest to strengthen relationships in the Indo-Pacific region in the face of a possible military conflict with China, two senior Biden administration officials are leaving the Philippines with a pledge to deliver $500 million to help modernize the island nation’s military.

In Manila, Austin and Blinken pledge $500 million to bolster Philippines military modernization

Earlier this year, US intelligence discovered that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.

Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The State Department on Wednesday barred a former Israeli Defense Forces sergeant from traveling to the United States, accusing him of being involved in the extrajudicial killing of a Palestinian in the West Bank.

US hits former Israeli military sergeant with visa restrictions

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

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Spies, active-duty military, FBI agents, diplomats and at least 15 children are among the 334 Americans who have qualified to get treatment for Havana Syndrome in specialized military health facilities — numbers that conflict with an earlier assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies minimizing the problem. The new data was...

New report reveals Havana Syndrome case numbers. More than 300 Americans treated

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A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that the new National Violent Disorder Program would allow law enforcement to use mass surveillance with facial recognition to deter rising crime in the United Kingdom, sparking major privacy concerns. According to a Thursday press release, the British prime minister’s announcement came...

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The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

North Korean soldiers have reportedly departed for Russia following reports that the Asian nation will deploy troops in Ukraine to aid Moscow’s forces. An elite military training delegation led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang left earlier this week for a “visit” to Russia, according to a report by Reuters.

N. Korean Soldiers Depart for Russia Amid Ukraine War: Report

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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After it was labeled a "decisive enabler" of the war in Ukraine, China accused NATO of posing an "enormous danger" as divisions between the West and authoritarian regimes mount.

China says NATO poses ‘enormous danger’ after alliance labels it an ‘enabler’ of Russia’s war

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Viral videos show hundreds of protesters marching through Philadelphia with communist flags. The protest, which took place on Sunday, called for a “class war” to overthrow capitalism in the United States. According to Fox News, Sunday’s march through the streets of Philadelphia came as the Revolutionary Communists of...

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Alfred J. Hamwey was only 24 when his twin-engine Douglas A-20G Havoc bomber was shot down Jan. 20, 1945, while the pilot fought Japanese forces over New Guinea. For almost eight decades, no one knew where Hamwey’s body lay north of Australia.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. air defense base in northern Poland, designed to detect and intercept ballistic missile attacks as part of a broader NATO missile shield, is mission ready, the western military alliance announced on Wednesday.

NATO declares US ballistic missile defense base in Poland mission ready

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US to provide $500-million military aid to the Philippines

The United States is providing $500 million (P29.2 billion) in military assistance to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd...

US to provide $500-million military aid to the Philippines

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