Defense

On Dec. 30, leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees announced the selection of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and 11 others to serve on a new federal commission on biotechnology.Tasked with reviewing the biotech industry…
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Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, during a news conference with Enoch Godongwana, South Africa's finance minister, at the National Treasury in Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.Waldo Swiegers | Bloomberg | Getty…
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022.Nacho Doce | ReutersTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan handed another blow to Sweden's NATO bid, suggesting that his government could approve…
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A Polish Leopard 2PL tank fires during Defender Europe 2022 military exercise of NATO troops including French, American, and Polish troops, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the military range in Bemowo Piskie, near Orzysz, Poland…
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A Belgian F-16 jet fighter takes part in the NATO Air Nuclear drill "Steadfast Noon" at the Kleine-Brogel air base in Belgium on October 18, 2022.Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty ImagesThe dust has barely settled on the decision by the U.S.…
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PRETORIA, South Africa - Jan. 23, 2023: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) meets South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor (R) during his official visit in PretoriaIhsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesRussia and South…
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This photo taken on April 21, 2019 shows the Russian missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov arriving in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.Str | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday one of its hypersonic-missile…
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WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it will equip Ukraine with the mighty M1A1 Abrams tank, a key reversal in the West's effort to arm Kyiv as it prepares for a fresh Russian offensive.The 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks,…
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Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto arrives for the meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest, Romania, on November 30, 2022.Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty ImagesFinland is calling for a "time-out" in talks with…
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Sweden and Finland have taken another step in joining NATO, meaning only a formal ratification of their accession agreement is now left.Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesIt's now been eight months since Sweden and Finland…
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