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France to withdraw counterterrorism troops from Niger after coup
The decision came after the coup leaders said they were closing Niger’s airspace to French planes, commercial and military.
By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane, AP
France, West African leaders discuss fighting extremism
French and West African heads of state began a two-day summit Monday on the fight against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region.
Congress races to pass $2.3T spending deal, with $696B for Pentagon
Congress is rocketing to pass a massive $2.3 trillion spending package by Dec. 21 at 11:59 p.m. that includes pandemic relief and federal spending, with $696 billion for the Pentagon.
By Joe Gould
82nd Airborne’s special relationship with D-Day village endures virtually amid pandemic
COVID may have stopped the festivities, but not the spirit of the annual D-Day commemoration.
By Davis Winkie
Alaska Guardsmen return home from landslide search and rescue
Members of the Army National Guard responded when a landslide destroyed homes and left people missing in Haines, Alaska.
By Harm Venhuizen
UN arms embargo on Iran expires
While Iran says it plans no “buying spree,” it can now in theory purchase weapons to upgrade military armaments dating back to before its 1979 Islamic Revolution and sell its own locally produced gear abroad.
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 37: Peter Gutierrez, psychiatry professor and researcher
Peter Gutierrez is a clinical psychologist, a psychiatry professor and past-president of the American Association of Suicidology.
Report: Trump disparaged US war dead as ‘losers,’ ‘suckers’
A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as “losers” and “suckers.”
Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
By Joe Gould
D-Day at 76: Celebrations in France have been canceled for the first time since 1945
D-Day Celebrations around the world have been modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Zach England
What is a space weapon, and who has them?
A new report from the Center for Strategic and Intentional Studies tries to classify the six types of space weapons.
By Aaron Mehta