Military
U.S. facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan
U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation at the U.S. Embassy in Sudan on Sunday.
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Sudan fighting hastens evacuations of diplomats, citizens
While world powers like the U.S. and Britain airlifted their diplomats from the capital of Khartoum, Sudanese desperately sought to flee the chaos.
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Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
Large parts of the Muslim world are preparing to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the start of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, amidst conflict and tragedy.
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Sudan truce goes into effect as fighting rages in capital
The truce, reported by several Arab media outlets, began Tuesday at 6 p.m. local time. But fighting continued in parts of the capital, Khartoum.
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Sudan’s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185
The clashes are part of a power struggle between the armed forces chief and the leader of a paramilitary force.
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Air National Guardsman arrested as suspected leaker of Pentagon documents
The FBI has arrested a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Jack Teixeira, as a suspect in the leak of classified intelligence documents.
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U.S. investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites.
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Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war
With the Nordic nation entering the world’s biggest security alliance, NATO's land border with Russia has doubled.
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Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans
Blinken urged his Russian counterpart to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.
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Philly VA hospital hosts town hall for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals
The event is a part of broader VA efforts to raise awareness about new health care benefits that were signed into law last summer.
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Joint Base Andrews on lockdown after armed person reported
Authorities say Joint Base Andrews was locked down Thursday after the person was reported seen near the base’s housing area.
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Senate votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate voted 66-30 on legislation to formally repeal the war authorizations that justified the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War.
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U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills U.S. worker
The attack and the U.S. response threaten to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the wider Middle East.
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3 takeaways 20 years after the invasion of Iraq
Two decades ago, then-President George W. Bush announced the start of combat operations in Iraq.
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Russia agrees to extend the Ukraine grain deal again
Brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the deal allows Ukraine to ship food and fertilizer through a humanitarian corridor from Black Sea ports.
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