Blinken said the US is shifting its focus to China
Blinken: US Will Be Able to ‘Take Action’ in Afghanistan After Withdrawal
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Pentagon Adds Africa to Global Battleground With China and Russia
General Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, are scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 22. The testimony, both open and closed, will address...
Norway: 40,000 Troops in Arctic To Train for ‘Larger Global Conflict Involving Russia in the North-Atlantic
The Barents Observer reports that next year’s Cold Response war games in northern Norway will include the participation of 40,000 troops. The biennial exercise has been conducted since 2006 when 10,000 military personnel were involved. The last iteration in 2020...
At Least 70 Killed as Yemen Fighting Rages in Maarib, Taiz
At Least 70 Killed as Yemen Fighting Rages in Maarib, Taiz | Houthis seek gains in two major fronts of war
US Warns Israeli Attacks Interfering With Iran Nuclear Deal
US Warns Israeli Attacks Interfering With Iran Nuclear Deal | US expresses displeasure over Israeli ‘boasting’ of sabotage
Iran Nuclear Talks Continue Amid Reports of Progress
Iran Nuclear Talks Continue Amid Reports of Progress | Negotiators hopeful that Vienna talks are going well
Taliban Won’t Attend Istanbul Summit Without US Policy Change
Taliban Won’t Attend Istanbul Summit Without US Policy Change | Pakistan, Afghanistan have high hopes for Istanbul talks
Sunday Times: Britain To Deploy Two Warships to the Black Sea in Show of Force to Russia
The Sunday Times cites a Royal Navy source stating two British warships will enter the Black Sea next month as the newspaper put it, “tensions continue to rise between Ukrainian and Russian forces.” As always with the Western press it is not indicated where and in...
Confronting Russia in the High North: Pentagon Acquires Four New Air, Naval Bases in Norway
The U.S. and Norway have signed an updated military cooperation agreement that permits the American military to construct new facilities at three Norwegian airfields and a naval base. In the words of the Stars and Stripes report that related the development, the move...
China Reacts After US and Japan Challenge it in Five Regions and Washington Pledges To Defend Japan With Nuclear Weapons
Yesterday U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met at the White House to hold a joint press conference reaffirming and expanding bilateral relations between the two nations. A statement was released after the press event which has raised...
