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Fauci Says Military Members Who Opt Out of COVID Vaccine Are Inadvertently ‘Part of the Problem'
The military has tasked thousands of service members to help vaccinate communities across the nation.
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Pentagon Confirms 10 Rockets Struck Iraqi Base Housing U.S. Troops
Pentagon confirms 10 rockets hit al-Asad airbase which hosts U.S. troops, kills one U.S. civilian contractor
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Biden Administration Sanctions Russian Officials Over Alleged Poisoning of Kremlin Critic Navalny
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied having a role in the poisoning of Alexey Navalny, who has been imprisoned.
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Iran Rejects Informal Nuke Talks With U.S. and EU, Insists Biden Drop Sanctions First
Iran’s rejection to meet comes as the Biden administration works to court Tehran back to the negotiating table.
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White House Defends Decision Not to Punish Saudi Crown Prince, Says U.S. Does Not Sanction Foreign Leaders
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the United States would recalibrate its relationship with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Trump administration.
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Democrats Criticize Biden's Decision to Launch Airstrikes in Syria Without Consulting Congress
Some top Democrats are criticizing President Biden’s decision to launch airstrikes in Syria without conferring with all members of Congress.
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Middle East Arms Fair Goes Ahead Despite Pandemic as Forecasters See a 10% Drop in Gulf Spending
The prediction comes even as the UAE and other Gulf states, namely Saudi Arabia, are pouring money into developing their own indigenous defense industries.
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India and Pakistan Agree to Stop Firing Along Disputed Kashmir Border
Frequent clashes and cross-border shelling along the Line of Control in recent months reportedly killed multiple civilians.
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CIA Nominee Calls China an ‘Authoritarian Adversary,' Vows to Intensify Competition With Beijing
His confirmation is expected to easily pass with strong bipartisan support similar to the majority of Biden’s national security team.
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Wife of Powerful Drug Lord El Chapo Guzman Held in U.S. Jail on Narcotics Conspiracy Charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana in the United States.
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A U.S.-Iran Deal Is Ultimately Possible Because Iran Needs Money, Analyst Says
The Biden administration last week offered to begin talks with Tehran, but Iran has not agreed and has stressed that the U.S. must lift sanctions first.
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U.S. Has Started to Talk With Iran About Detained Americans, Biden National Security Advisor Says
Tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated following former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the landmark nuclear agreement.
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White House Expects to Finish Shipping Millions of Covid Vaccines This Week Delayed by Winter Storm
Despite the storms, 2 million of the expected 6 million vaccines have been delivered.
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Defense Secretary Calls for an Immediate Reduction in Violence in Afghanistan as Troop Withdrawal Deadline Looms
“I urge all parties to choose the path towards peace. The violence must decrease, now,” Austin said, in his first press briefing with reporters.
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‘An Attack on One Is an Attack on All' — Biden Backs NATO Military Alliance in Sharp Contrast to Trump
Biden, who ascended to the nation’s highest office a month ago, also said the United States was fully committed to the NATO military alliance.
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Biden's Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal Is Getting Harder by the Day as Tehran's Deadline Approaches
Iran has set a deadline of Feb. 21, vowing that if oil and banking sanctions are not lifted, it will expel the U.N.’s nuclear inspectors from the country.
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NATO Hasn't Reached Decision on Whether to Leave Afghanistan as Deadline Looms
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has not yet decided if the 10,000 troops it has in Afghanistan will leave the country by May.
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NATO Announces Expanded Mission in Iraq on the Heels of Deadly Rocket Attack
The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq.
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US Will Pay WHO More Than $200 Million in Membership Fees Withheld by Trump
In July, the Trump administration gave the U.N. secretary-general its notice withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization by July 6, 2021.
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Biden Administration Warns of Consequences for Deadly Iraq Attack
The State Department vowed on Wednesday that there will be consequences for those behind the deadly rocket attack in northern Iraq.