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COVID-19 roils presidential campaign: US election news President Trump’s next campaign moves unclear as new COVID-19 cases emerge and Democratic rival Joe Biden pushes forward - Michelle Obama on Tuesday released a sc [1]

WASHINGTON -- Japan would play a "key" role in any contingency in the Indo-Pacific, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview. InterviewJapan 'key' in handling any Indo-Pacific contingency: top U.S. [2]

NEW YORK -- Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking U.S. military officer, told Congress on Tuesday that the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan has harmed America's standing with its allies. [3]

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday, after a helicopter carrying them to visit soldiers crashed in a mountainous area near the capital Taipei, the Defense Ministry said. [4]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. troops do not have the capability to help get people to the airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul to be evacuated because they are focused on securing the airfield, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. [5]

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties rising on both sides. [6]

NEW YORK -- China does not have the military capability or the intent to seize Taiwan by force in the immediate future, the top uniformed officer of the U.S. military told Congress Thursday. [7]

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is approaching a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian deaths. [8]

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[1] MM www.aljazeera.com · 2020-10-06 · 85% match

COVID-19 roils presidential campaign: US election news

COVID-19 roils presidential campaign: US election news President Trump’s next campaign moves unclear as new COVID-19 cases emerge and Democratic rival Joe Biden pushes forward - Michelle Obama on Tuesday released a sc

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-22 · 75% match

Japan 'key' in handling any Indo-Pacific contingency: top U.S. general

WASHINGTON -- Japan would play a "key" role in any contingency in the Indo-Pacific, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview. InterviewJapan 'key' in handling any Indo-Pacific contingency: top U.S.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-29 · 75% match

Top U.S. general says Afghanistan withdrawal has damaged credibility

NEW YORK -- Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking U.S. military officer, told Congress on Tuesday that the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan has harmed America's standing with its allies.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-01-03 · 75% match

Taiwan’s Military Chief Among 8 Dead in Helicopter Crash

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday, after a helicopter carrying them to visit soldiers crashed in a mountainous area near the capital Taipei, the Defense Ministry said.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-08-19 · 75% match

Austin says US troops unable to bring people to Kabul airport

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. troops do not have the capability to help get people to the airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul to be evacuated because they are focused on securing the airfield, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-12-08 · 75% match

Ukraine from Nov. 15 to Dec. 8: EU Commission proposes 9th package of sanctions against Russia

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties rising on both sides.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-06-18 · 71% match

China lacks capability and intent to invade Taiwan now: top US general

NEW YORK -- China does not have the military capability or the intent to seize Taiwan by force in the immediate future, the top uniformed officer of the U.S. military told Congress Thursday.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-01-30 · 56% match

Ukraine from Jan. 6 to Jan. 30: 'Very tough' situation in Donetsk, Zelenskyy says

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is approaching a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian deaths.

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