
New Virginia-class submarine delivered to U.S. Navy
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 - A new Virginia-class submarine, the USS Washington, has been delivered to the U.S. Navy. It will be the 14th submarine of the class to be deployed.
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Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 - A new Virginia-class submarine, the USS Washington, has been delivered to the U.S. Navy. It will be the 14th submarine of the class to be deployed.
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Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 30, 2017 - Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender or die, as attack helicopters pounded the gunmen's strongholds where up to 2,000 residents were feared trapped.
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Washington (AFP) May 30, 2017 - Iran-backed, pro-Syrian regime forces are again massing close to where US-led warplanes bombed them this month, the Pentagon said Tuesday, raising the likelihood of additional strikes.
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Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 - Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has received an $11 million contract to build, assemble, test, and deliver initial low-rate production models of the AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization System, or AMNS.
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Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2017 - South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In Tuesday ordered an investigation into why his office was kept in the dark about the arrival of four more launchers for a controversial US missile defence system, his spokesman said.
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Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 - Saab is publicly displaying for the first time its new lightweight torpedo, which has been ordered by the Swedish Defense Material Administration.
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Washington (AFP) May 30, 2017 - Relations between the United States and Germany veered further toward crisis on Tuesday as President Donald Trump complained about the US trade deficit with Germany and said it must pay more for the NATO military alliance.
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Bangkok (AFP) May 30, 2017 - A British journalist faces up to five years in a Thai jail after he was arrested for carrying a gas mask and plates for a bullet-proof vest through Bangkok's main airport on his way to cover fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul, police confirmed Tuesday.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) May 30, 2017 - The United States and China are discussing next steps in response to North Korea's missile tests and could reach a decision on new sanctions this week, Washington's UN envoy Nikki Haley said Tuesday.
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Washington (AFP) May 30, 2017 - The United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the Pentagon said, fulfilling a pledge that has infuriated Turkey.
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Berlin (AFP) May 29, 2017 - Germany unleashed a volley of criticism Monday against US President Donald Trump, slamming his short-sighted policies that have weakened the West and hurt European interests.
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