4 d. ago Years of Distrust Hang Over US and Iran as Their Negotiators Head to Oman

Officials from the US and Iran are set to meet Saturday in Oman for the highest-level talks on the Islamic Republic’s advancing nuclear program in more than two years, a sign of Tehran’s eagerness for sanctions relief and to avoid the crippling military attack that President Donald Trump has threatened.

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7 d. ago Trump administration looking into holding military parade in capital on June 14

The parade would be added as part of the Army's 250th birthday festival, which is being held June 14. The date is also Trump's 79th birthday

Politics

7 d. ago Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO

WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration, U.S. officials said Monday. Although no reason was given, officials said it was apparently tied to comments she has made that supported diversity in the force. According to the officials, Chatfield […]

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1 week ago Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands

BRUSSELS (AP) — European NATO allies and Canada on Friday said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on American demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given U.S. President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. U.S. allies have spent billions of dollars more […]

Economics

1 week ago U.S., China hold 1st military talks on maritime risks since Trump’s return

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the talks were focused on 'decreasing the incidences of unsafe and unprofessional' actions by China's naval and air forces.

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2 w. ago Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor ’glitch’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information […]

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3 w. ago Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. The National Security Council said the […]

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3 w. ago Canada Rushes to Fund Its Neglected Military After Trump Threats

Three decades ago, Canada published a report about its future military plans. “The Cold War is over,” its first chapter began, before outlining the government’s massive budget pressures and proposing cuts to personnel and defense spending.

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