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Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have …
20 hours ago · Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airlines this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor accounts.. Friday's assessments by Rashan Nabiyev and White House national security spokesman John Kirby echoed those made by outside aviation experts who blamed the crash ...
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3 days ago · Kazakhstan says at least 28 survived in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash. Over 30 are likely dead. MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say an Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that over 30 people are likely dead. 4 bodies have been recovered.
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to ...
Dec 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to …
Dec 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year, according to a Pentagon report Wednesday that details actions accelerating key areas of conflict with the United States. The report, however, also notes that the recent rash of corruption allegations within China's powerful ...
US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons …
Dec 7, 2024 · The $988 million package is on top of an additional $725 million in U.S. military assistance, including counter-drone systems and HIMARS munitions, announced Monday that would be drawn from the Pentagon’s stockpiles to more quickly get to the front lines.The U.S. has provided Ukraine with more than $62 billion in military …
US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push …
Nov 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, including an undisclosed number of antipersonnel land mines, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.. The latest tranche of weapons comes as worries grow about an escalation in the conflict, with ...
US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against …
Dec 11, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia could launch its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again soon, the Pentagon said Wednesday, as both sides wrestle for a battlefield advantage that will give them leverage in any negotiations to end the nearly 3-year war.. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters in a briefing that an attack could be carried out “in the ...
House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on ...
Dec 11, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. The bill is traditionally strongly bipartisan, but some ...