SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – New U.S. president, same old North Korean playbook. But this time, there’s a twist. Two months after President Joe Biden took office, North Korea is again turning to weapons tests to wrest outside concessions. But while launches in past years were big and aimed … View original article
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine military has ordered more navy ships to be deployed for “sovereignty patrols” in the South China Sea, where a Chinese flotilla has swarmed around a disputed reef and ignored Manila’s demand to leave the area. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has asked about … View original article
WASHINGTON — Unaccompanied migrant children will be housed on military bases in Texas as waves of people from Central America continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border. A Defense Department spokesman, John Kirby, said in a statement released Wednesday night that the children would be taken to a vacant dormitory at Joint Base San Antonio …
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North Korea on Wednesday escalated its provocations toward the Biden administration and U.S. allies in Northeast Asia by launching two ballistic missiles into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fired the missiles roughly 24 hours after the Biden administration had … View original article
WASHINGTON — As experts and lawmakers examine the prevalence of extremism in the armed forces following the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection by a pro-Trump mob, one thing is clear: Nobody knows just how much they don’t know. Witnesses told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that although the Pentagon has publicly acknowledged that …
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