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Pentagon orders testosterone checks for troops
Washington: The Pentagon has issued new clinical guidance to implement mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for US military personnel aged 30 and older, while setting limits on treatment and warning against using the…
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US lost hundreds of buildings, dozens of aircraft in Iran war
Washington: A US government watchdog released its first report on the impact of the Iran war on Monday, September 14, acknowledging the military’s advanced weapons shortfalls and offering the first public look…
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Donald Trump to mark 25th 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon
Washington: President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Trump confirmed his plans Friday, August 28. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New…
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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to face trial in June 2028
Washington: A US military judge on Wednesday, August 26, set a summer 2028 trail date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The trial…
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Pentagon official warns of regional nuclear war
Washington: A regional conflict in which nuclear weapons are used locally and trigger a wider escalation poses a greater danger than a surprise mass attack on the United States, a senior Pentagon…
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Anthropic AI found vulnerabilities in US govt systems: Official
A US official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure US government computer systems during a testing exercise.…
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Pentagon seeks USD 80 billion from Congress for Iran war
Washington:The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly USD 80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the US war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost…
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Trump’s Iran dealmakers were targets of Israel spying: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s military intelligence arm has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical,” its highest possible designation, amid growing alarm that Israeli spy agencies are aggressively monitoring senior American officials…
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Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as military talks begin at Pentagon
Beirut: Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early on Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials held direct talks at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict.…
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Cost of the US war on Iran climbs to USD 29 billion: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s top budget official told Congress the Defence Department now believes the cost of Operation Epic Fury is “closer to USD 29 (billion).” Jules Hurst, the Pentagon comptroller, told Congress in…
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Pentagon abruptly announces departure of US Navy Secretary amid Iran war
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest…
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Trump officials ‘threatened’ the Pope to side with the US in Pentagon meeting
Washington: American officials allegedly threatened Pope Leo XIV’s US ambassador by invoking the Avignon Papacy, the period when the French Monarchy used military force to bend the Bishop of Rome to its…
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Trump administration covering up mass US troop deaths, injuries in Iran war
Around 750 troops of the United States have been wounded or killed since October 2023 in West Asia, including in the Iran war, which the Pentagon is not willing to acknowledge, The…
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Iranian strikes on US military bases in West Asia drive out American forces
In what military analysts are calling an unprecedented operational challenge for the Pentagon, thousands of American troops have been forced to abandon their bases across West Asia and relocate to hotels and…
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OpenAI partners with Pentagon after Trump orders agencies to stop using Anthropic
Washington: The Trump administration on Friday, February 27, ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the…
