
West Point prepares for June 13 graduation ceremony
Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2020 - The U.S. Military Academy announced plans Friday to ensure the safety of cadets at their June 13 graduation ceremony.
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Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2020 - The U.S. Military Academy announced plans Friday to ensure the safety of cadets at their June 13 graduation ceremony.
May 22, 2020

Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2020 - China will increase its military budget by a slower 6.6 percent this year, the government announced Friday at the opening session of its annual National People's Congress.
May 22, 2020

Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2020 - China warned Friday that its huge economy will suffer an immense hit from the coronavirus, as the ongoing pandemic and national lockdowns cause massive global job losses and Russia faces a steep increase in deaths.
May 22, 2020

Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2020 - China faces immense economic challenges as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, Premier Li Keqiang warned Friday as he opened his nation's annual legislative session that will seek to tighten Beijing's control over Hong Kong.
May 22, 2020

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2020 - Fifty years after man first walked on the moon, the space domain continues to evolve, and the pace of change is accelerating faster than ever. The emergence of new threats, the development of
May 22, 2020

Brussels (AFP) May 22, 2020 - The European Union on Friday urged China to respect Hong Kong's freedoms after Beijing proposed a new security law following pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous territory.
May 22, 2020

Paris (AFP) May 22, 2020 - NATO and the EU on Friday urged Russia to comply with the 1992 Open Skies military surveillance treaty, as European nations scrambled to save the pact after US President Donald Trump said his country would withdraw.
May 22, 2020

Hong Kong (AFP) May 22, 2020 - Hong Kong led a sell-off across Asian equities Friday after China introduced proposals to enact a national security law for the city, fanning geopolitical tensions and overshadowing optimism about a further easing of virus lockdowns across Europe and the US.
May 22, 2020

Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2020 - Beijing will retaliate if the US Congress passes legislation seeking sanctions against China over the coronavirus pandemic, the spokesman for the country's parliament said Thursday.
May 21, 2020

Houston (AFP) May 21, 2020 - The shooting Thursday at a US Navy base in Texas in which one person was slightly wounded was a terrorism-related attack, an FBI spokesperson said.
May 21, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) May 21, 2020 - Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding division lifted the 320-ton aft deckhouse onto the guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas, also known as DDG 125, this week.
May 21, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) May 21, 2020 - Raytheon was awarded a $92.4 million contract for work on the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
May 21, 2020

Ottawa (AFP) May 21, 2020 - Beijing's linking of its detention of two Canadians in China to the arrest of a Chinese executive in Vancouver shows it doesn't understand the meaning of an independent judiciary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
May 21, 2020

Washington (AFP) May 21, 2020 - President Donald Trump announced Thursday he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact Trump has abrogated since coming to office.
May 21, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) May 21, 2020 - The USS Blue Ridge marked 65 days of continuous underway operations this week, the Navy announced on Thursday, surpassing a record the ship had held for 48 years.
May 21, 2020

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