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Ukrainians embed with US forces during drills to teach the latest in drone warfare 0
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- September 12, 2026
NUREMBERG, Germany — A lone American soldier stood on a dusty road in Germany, fussing with a controller. Moments later, a drone, with wings that stretched almost as wide as his arms, whirred to life and shot into the sky. The soldier was taking part in a U.S. Army training exercise designed to showcase and
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Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates 0
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- September 6, 2026
CAIRO — Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries. The U.S. did not immediately confirm the purported attack, which came a day after the U.S. military said forces struck three Iranian oil tankers
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United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters 0
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- August 31, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month. During the lull in fighting, the U.S. has
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US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies 0
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- August 29, 2026
WASHINGTON — American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East after many were ordered to leave their posts during the early days of the war with Iran. Although most embassies are not returning to full strength immediately, starting this week the State
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USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand for brief stop after lengthy deployment at sea 0
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- August 26, 2026
BANGKOK — The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials said Wednesday. The Lincoln was supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days. Concerns have grown about
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US urges new UN sanctions to spur rivals in Sudan to negotiate an end to war 0
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- August 25, 2026
UNITED NATIONS — The United States is urging beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of the African nation into famine. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser
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