Six weeks after cutting short its deployment to return to Norfolk for repairs, USS Vella Gulf sailors making final check before heading out to sea again found welding slag and bits of metal in a strainer on the cruiser’s lube oil system. It was more bad news for a crew that’s already been away from …

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JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel marked its national Memorial Day for fallen soldiers on Wednesday, in a year when national attention has been focused on the plight of veterans suffering from psychological trauma. Memorial Day is the most solemn day on Israel‘s national calendar. Bereaved families visit cemeteries and attend memorial ceremonies, and television and radio …

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran‘s president on Wednesday called Tehran‘s decision to enrich uranium up to 60% after saboteurs attacked a nuclear site “an answer to your evilness,” linking the incident to ongoing talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Israel, which hasn’t comment on the attack, is suspected …

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EFRAT, West Bank (AP) – An aggressive Israeli settlement spree during the Trump era pushed deeper than ever into the occupied West Bank – territory the Palestinians seek for a state – with over 9,000 homes built and thousands more in the pipeline, an AP investigation showed. If left unchallenged by the Biden administration, the …

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