Taiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after a rise in sea cable malfunctions alarmed Taiwan officials amid tensions…
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Ukraine’s key allies are meeting in Brussels on Friday with a noticeable absence at the table: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is only attending virtually. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which was created by…
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FDA phasing out some animal testing in ‘win-win’ for ethics and public health: commissioner
by admin— The Food and Drug Administration is phasing out an animal testing requirement for antibody therapies and other drugs in favor of testing on materials that mimic human organs, the FDA announced on Thursday. ‘For too…
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Mexican drug lord convicted in killing of DEA agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena is freed
by adminA Mexican drug lord was released from custody after being convicted in the 1985 killing of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena. Ernesto ‘Don Neto’ Fonseca Carrillo, one of the co-founders of the Guadalajara Cartel,…
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A 2022 Defense Department report long withheld by the Biden administration has recently surfaced and reveals that seven U.S. service members showed COVID-19-like symptoms after having competed in the World Military Games in Wuhan, China,…
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China ramps up military ‘rehearsals’ around Taiwan, outstrips US in air, maritime, space
by adminChina has been ramping up its military actions around Taiwan in what one top commander warned on Thursday are not just drills, but ‘rehearsals.’ ‘China’s unprecedented aggression and military modernization poses a serious threat to…
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Hegseth quips ‘99.9%’ of DEI initiatives are gone from the military under Trump’s watch
by adminSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth quipped that the Trump administration has wiped out ‘99.9%’ of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI) from the military during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. President Donald Trump questioned Hegseth…
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US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink to step down amid high-stakes war diplomacy
by adminU.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is stepping down, the State Department confirmed Thursday, as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Tammy Bruce, a State…
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General who helped Trump decimate ISIS terrorists in first term confirmed as Joint Chiefs chairman
by adminThe Senate has voted to confirm the general who told President Donald Trump that ISIS could be eradicated ‘very quickly’ with loosened rules of engagement during his first term to the role of chairman of…