The massive show of force was praised as ‘freedom at its finest’ The US Navy staged a drill with Japanese allies in the Philippine Sea, showing off two aircraft carriers, two amphibious ships, and dozens of fighter jets, amid persistent regional tensions with China. Supercarriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) led […]
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US bomb fragment found in rubble of Yemen airstrike – reports
The numbers on it match a Raytheon manufacturer’s cage code A missile fragment discovered in the debris after Friday’s devastating airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni city of Saada has been identified as having come from a bomb produced by a US weapons manufacturer. The January 21 attack on a migrant detention facility […]
US carrier heads to surprise NATO wargames
USS Harry S Truman joins Neptune Strike ‘22 wargames in the Mediterranean Sea amid tensions with Russia The nuclear-powered fleet aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman will take part in next week’s NATO exercise in the Mediterranean Sea dubbed “Neptune Strike ‘22,” the Pentagon has announced. The 12-day exercise kicks off Monday and is supposed […]
US congressman’s home raided by FBI
Federal agents seen removing items from US congressman’s home and office FBI officers descended on the home and office of Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Thursday to serve a warrant as part of a sweeping inquiry into international financial matters targeting Azerbaijan, among other national interests. Read more Kamala Harris is no border czar, Texas […]
US nearly wiped out tens of thousands of civilians with dam strike in Syria – NYT
The military then dismissed reports of the bombing as “crazy” and preemptively blamed ISIS In 2017, the US bombed a piece of strategic infrastructure in Syria, the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, despite it being on a no-strike list, the New York Times reported. A B-52 bomber dropped some of the heaviest weapons in […]
Statue of US president removed from New York museum
A bronze Theodore Roosevelt monument has been hauled away from its longtime perch outside the American Museum of Natural History Theodore Roosevelt, once revered enough to be chosen as one of four US presidents immortalized on Mount Rushmore, is now deemed too offensive for his statue to remain outside a museum that his father co-founded […]
US youth mortality rate twice as high as other wealthy nations – report
A new report on the disproportionate death rate found that accidents, suicides, and homicides kill twice as many young people in the US as in other wealthy nations While youth and infant mortality rates have declined across the developed world, they’ve remained stagnant or even increased in the US, according to a new report by […]
China ‘warns off’ US destroyer
American warship’s mission violated China’s sovereignty, Beijing says The Chinese military said naval and aerial assets were deployed on Tuesday in response to a so-called freedom of navigation mission conducted by the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold in the South China Sea. The Arleigh Burke-class ship “illegally entered” the area near the Paracel Islands – which […]
Declassified video shows US drone strike on civilians
The botched US air raid killed 10 civilians in Kabul, most of them children The Pentagon has released surveillance videos showing a US air strike that killed 10 civilians in the Afghan capital last year, one of the final American combat missions in the country as Washington ended its two-decade war. Published by the New […]
Brzezinski becomes US ambassador to Poland
Son of infamous Cold War hawk takes up new role amid growing tensions with Russia Mark Brzezinski, son of former US national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US ambassador to Poland. Vice President Kamala Harris conducted the ceremony on Wednesday, which was attended by Brzezinski’s sister Mika and brother-in-law Joe Scarborough, […]
Poland won’t antagonize China to please US – media
Polish president set to visit Beijing Olympics as US-China ties sour under Biden Despite being a close ally of the US, Poland will not join the international diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in China, a senior Polish official told Reuters. On the contrary, the country’s president will attend the games and use […]
Multiple flights to US suspended over 5G fears
A number of airlines have expressed concern that 5G deployment near airports could endanger air traffic safety Airlines that have canceled flights due to 5G concerns include Emirates, Air India, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways. Prominent airlines from Japan, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have suspended flights to airports across the United […]
US Afghanistan watchdog predicted air force’s collapse months in advance
SIGAR says lack of focus and dependence on contractors were among the issues that sealed the Afghan Air Force’s fate The US’ Afghan war watchdog saw the collapse of the country’s air force coming months before it happened, citing its over-dependence on the US and third-party contractors, among other issues, as major obstacles. The demise […]
WhatsApp helps US govt spy on users, no questions asked
A search warrant from 2021 shows WhatsApp was ordered to track unidentified users for unknown reasons WhatsApp was ordered by a US government agency to spy on several foreign nationals, even though the agency had no evidence the users had committed a crime or even knew their names. A recently unsealed search warrant from November […]
Triple-vaxxed top US general gets Covid-19
The Joint Chiefs chairman is double-vaccinated and boosted, the Pentagon said General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is working remotely, the Pentagon has announced. One other member of the Joint Chiefs is positive, but the military did not say who. Milley tested positive on Sunday […]














