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Trump plans to utilize military for mass deportations
President-elect Trump says he will declare a national emergency and use U.S. military assets to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants when he returns to office. The plan could ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Austin: Women in military 'make us better'
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised women for their military service in an interview with NBC News, calling them "some of the finest in the world." “I have spent 41 years in uniform, three long ...Politics - The Hill - November 20 -
Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified,' calls ballistic missile launch 'escalation'
Ukraine this week launched U.S.-made missiles at targets inside Russia.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Milley supports women in military combat if they 'meet the standards'
Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said that women should be actively deployed for military combat if they “meet the standards.” "Women have been in combat, and it doesn't ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
A politicized military would be the Founders' nightmare come true
Making the military completely subservient to the president would be downright dangerous.Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
The Great Mughals at the V&A — art, opulence and military power
The 400-year-old treasures of India’s one-time rulers are still startlingly magnificentWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Teen accused of killing 3 U.K. girls had al Qaeda manual, police say
A teen accused of killing three girls in England is charged with producing the poison ricin and faces a terror offense for having a jihadi training manual.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Teen Accused in U.K. Taylor Swift Dance Class Stabbing Charged With Terror Offenses
The police said that they found Ricin and an Al Qaeda training manual in the suspect’s home. The attack on little girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event stoked anti-immigrant sentiment.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago
The bar is set very high for calamitous British budgetsBusiness - MarketWatch - October 30 -
U.K. government bond yields hit 2024 highs as traders balk at increased debt sales
Benchmark U.K. bond yields hit their highs of the year on Thursday as investors balked at the increased borrowing set out in the government’s budget.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Echoes of U.K.’s 2022 bond crisis weigh on Treasury market ahead of U.S. election
A selloff in the U.K. bond market on Thursday, triggered by concerns about planned government borrowing, sent the country’s yields higher in a manner slightly reminiscent of the 2022 gilt crisis ...Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
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Kemi Badenoch, New Leader of the U.K.’s Tories, Vows to Make the Party More Conservative
Ms. Badenoch is expected to move the party, now in the opposition, further to the right.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years in power.Top stories - NBC News - November 2 -
U.K.'s Tories Turn to a Black, Right-Wing Culture Warrior to Revive Party
Kemi Badenoch became the first Black woman to lead the U.K.’s Conservative Party, following its disastrous performance in a recent general election.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2 -
U.K. prosecutors mull whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
In September 2023, British media outlets Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published claims by four women of being sexually assaulted or raped by Russell Brand between 2006 and 2013.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Snow patch known as U.K.'s longest-lasting has vanished for fourth straight year
The Sphinx snow patch in Scotland used to linger year-round, but it has melted for the fourth consecutive year. Experts see it as a harbinger of climate change.Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
Traders trim Bank of England rate cut bets after U.K. inflation rebounds
The chances of another rate cut this year by the Bank of England has diminished after data showed an acceleration in the pace of Britain’s inflation last month.Business - MarketWatch - November 20 -
John Prescott, pugnacious deputy U.K. prime minister to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said on Thursday.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Animal rights extremist wanted for U.S. bombings caught after decades on the run
An animal rights extremist believed to be behind a pair of bombings in Northern California more than two decades ago was caught in Wales, authorities said Tuesday.Top stories - NBC News - 21 hours ago -
Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says
Chad’s presidency says unidentified assailants have killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country’s westWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Satellite images show damage at Iran military sites after Israel attack
Satellite imagery suggests that Israeli’s attack on Iran appears to have damaged a key element of Tehran’s ballistic missile production and air defense sites, potentially leaving it exposed to any ...Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
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Meta’s Llama Used to Develop AI Model for China’s Military
Researchers connected to the People’s Liberation Army created a chatbot model based on Meta’s Large-Language Model AI.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
McMaster: I don't think Trump would 'mobilize the military against Americans'
Former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Friday said he doesn't think that former President Trump would "mobilize the military against Americans," which the Republican nominee ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
See how Trump and Harris' stances on military support compare
There are similarities between Trump and Biden on long-term armed forces strategy, but the 2024 election shows stark differences in Harris and Trump's view of the military's role.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid
Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Colombian authorities arrest active and retired military personnel over weapons trafficking
Authorities in Colombia have arrested a group of nine active and retired military personnel over weapons trafficking accusations stemming from a wider investigation into a grenade attack last year ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
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Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by ChinaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power
Myanmar's state media says the head of Myanmar’s military government embarked upon an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international allyWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes
The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.Tech - The New York Times - November 5 -
'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal
Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
