‘The most American town in Germany’ is a growing player in Europe’s defense

Baumholder is poised to become one of the most important pieces of U.S. and allied collective defense in Europe, as special operations forces move in and the installation is upgraded.

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Okinawa plans to preserve, open WWII tunnels beneath Shuri Castle

One of the last bastions of the Japanese Army on Okinawa during World War II, a tunnel system beneath the iconic Shuri Castle, may open to the public within three years.

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Lockheed's next F-35 jet contract is expected to be worth $30 billion

Lockheed Martin's next mega-contract for several hundred F-35 jets will be worth about $30 billion, according to a defense official familiar with the negotiations, but the total number of fighters purchased has been affected by inflation and COVID-related delays.

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Okinawa urges caution as COVID-19 surges to record highs across Japan

Okinawa has declared a local emergency as the island prefecture again paces Japan’s record-breaking wave of COVID-19.

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Long-range guns given to Ukraine open door to new phase of war

On Sunday, the Institute for the Study of War said in its daily report on the fighting that a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the southern Kherson region might already have begun.

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Russia says it wants to end Ukraine’s `unacceptable regime’

Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to topple President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government, expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel the country with artillery barrages and airstrikes.

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Taiwan holds drills amid Pelosi visit concern, China tension

Taiwan’s capital is staging air raid drills and its military is mobilizing for routine exercises.

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Ethics claim latest hitch in case of bombing of the USS Cole in 2000

Guantanamo detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri faces a possible death penalty in the killing of 17 U.S. sailors, who died when an explosives-laden skiff blew up alongside the USS Cole off Yemen.

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The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel's new video

An original script for Donald Trump’s speech the day after the Capitol insurrection included tough talk ordering the Justice Department to “ensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted.” But many of those lines were crossed out, apparently by Trump.

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Biden says he’s ‘feeling better every day’ after COVID case

President Joe Biden said Monday that he’s “feeling better every day” as he recovers from his coronavirus infection, and the White House plans to hold a summit on Tuesday to discuss developing a new generation of vaccines that could more effectively guard against contagious variants.

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