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Iran remains the greatest cause of instability in the Middle East today, even with a change in political administrations in Washington, the head of U.S. Central Command said Monday during a talk with the Middle East Institute think tank. A lot has changed in the region since MEI‘s founding in 1946. While the United States …

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KABUL, Afghanistan — No U.S. troops have died in combat in Afghanistan for a year as of Monday, but the Taliban have threatened to target them again if Washington opts to keep international forces in the country after a May withdrawal deadline. Army Sgts. 1st Class Javier Gutierrez and Antonio Rodriguez were the last Americans …

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The U.S. Army on Monday announced the upcoming deployment of a combat aviation brigade, or CAB, out of Fort Riley, Kansas, to provide helicopter support for U.S. forces operating in Europe and Africa. The 1st Infantry Division’s CAB will replace the 101st Airborne Division’s CAB in April to support U.S. Army Europe and Africa in …

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BEIRUT (AP) – The prosecutor investigating last year’s massive explosion at the port of Lebanon’s capital has summoned several people, including a former army commander, for questioning in the case, judicial officials said Monday. The questioning marks the resumption of Judge Fadi Sawwan’s investigation into the explosion after nearly a two-month pause following legal challenges …

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – A senior Sri Lankan church official has asked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to give him access to a presidential commission’s report on Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, including churchgoers. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, has written to Rajapaksa to make …

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