For the second time in as many weeks, the Air Force has flown B-52 bombers over the Middle East in what are known as “presence patrols,” officials said Sunday. The bomber task force missions are meant to demonstrate the U.S. military’s “continuing commitment to regional security.” Air Force officials did not specify which countries the …
WASHINGTON — When it’s over, it won’t be over. On alternative social media, self-styled militia and patriot websites and hate-group platforms like that of the Proud Boys, the message is the same: There are no plans to fade away after Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration. “There’s no reason to believe that the problem we encountered …
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Russia on Friday said it was withdrawing from the Open Skies treaty, undermining a post-Cold War defense accord that allows its signatories to carry out unarmed surveillance flights over each other’s territories. Citing “lack of progress” on maintaining the functioning of the treaty after the United States withdrew from it last year, the Russian foreign …
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ISTANBUL (AP) — A Russian-flagged cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Sunday and emergency workers were out rescuing the crew, an official said. The Turkish coast guard said the ship was called ARVIN and the ship’s crew were on lifeboats, according to official Anadolu news agency. The governor of Bartin province announced …
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CAIRO (AP) – The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to at least 83, including women and children, a doctor’s union and aid worker said, as sporadic violence continued Sunday. The ruling sovereign council met Sunday and said security forces would be deployed to the area. …
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