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Russia Says UN Resolution on Syria Risks Civil War
Russia is warning that a Western and Arab effort to push the U.N. Security Council into adopting a resolution on Syria will put that nation on a path to civil war. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Tuesday the Western and Arab-backed draft resolution will not achieve a compromise in the 10-month long rebellion [...]
France Lands Indian MMRCA Fighter Jet Deal
India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from French firm Dassault in a $11 billion deal that is one of the world’s largest arms contracts. Indian government officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told reporters Tuesday that Dassault was the lowest bidder and beat out the Eurofighter consortium to clinch the contract. [...]
Taliban, US Negotiators Meet in Qatar
Afghan Taliban negotiators are meeting with U.S. officials in Qatar for a series of discussions aimed at building trust between the two sides ahead of the upcoming peace talks. Maulavi Qalamuddin, who once led the group’s religious police, said Sunday the delegation includes several former officials, as well as a former secretary to the Taliban’s [...]
Panetta Outlines US Defense Budget Decisions
The U.S. Defense Department says the Obama administration will propose to Congress that U.S. ground forces be cut by 100,000 as part of nearly $500 billion in defense budget cuts during the next decade. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday that the Highlights of the U.S. Defense Department’s proposed budget [...]
Pakistan Rejects US Findings on Deadly Border Attack
Pakistan’s military has formally rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last year’s NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border. The military said Monday that it does not agree with several portions of the investigation report, calling them factually incorrect. U.S. defense officials blamed inadequate coordination by both Pakistani and [...]
US Forces Poised to Deal with Iran Threat
The United States says its military forces in the Persian Gulf region are prepared to deal with any threat from Iran. Top Iranian officials have said they might close the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would disrupt world oil supplies. Ready for action at sea, the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet at Bahrain is among [...]
Israel Says Decision on Iran Attack ‘Far Off’
America’s top general is heading to Israel amid rising tension with Iran over its nuclear program. But Israel is toning down speculation about military action. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says a decision by his country on whether to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities is “very far off.” “We do not have a decision or a [...]
Iran Proposes Nuclear Talks, Delays Missile Test
Iran’s National Security Adviser Saeed Jalili is calling for a new round of negotiations with the West over its nuclear program, amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf over threats by Tehran to close the vital Strait of Hormuz. About 40 percent of the world’s oil purchases transit through that waterway. Iran’s Al-Alam TV reported [...]
US Troops Leave Iraq, Ending Almost 9 Years of War
The final convoy of 100 U.S. military vehicles carrying about 500 troops crossed into Kuwait Sunday morning at 7:38 a.m. local time, (0438 UTC), leaving behind only several hundred U.S. security personnel at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The withdrawal ended a war that cost the lives of almost 4,500 U.S. troops, tens of thousands [...]
