
Firebrand Iraq cleric warns US on Israel embassy move
Najaf, Iraq (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - Moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a declaration of war on Islam, influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Tuesday.
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Najaf, Iraq (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - Moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a declaration of war on Islam, influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Tuesday.
Jan 24, 2017

Rostock, Germany (UPI) Jan 24, 2017 - The German navy is to procure additional K130-class corvettes, which it has used on missions in the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean and the Horn of Africa.
Jan 24, 2017

Vilnius (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - The first group of German and Belgian troops arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday, part of a NATO move to reinforce its eastern flank in a bid to deter a militarily resurgent Russia.
Jan 24, 2017

Newport News, Va. (UPI) Jan 24, 2017 - Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is using a unique superlift to construct the U.S. Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier.
Jan 24, 2017

Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
Jan 24, 2017

Islamabad (UPI) Jan 24, 2017 - Pakistan's armed forces have completed the first flight test with their Ababeel surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
Jan 24, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - US Secretary of Defense James Mattis reassured NATO allies on Monday that Washington had an unshakeable commitment to the military alliance, despite President Donald Trump previously deriding the organization as obsolete.
Jan 24, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - New US Secretary of Defense James Mattis reassured his British counterpart on Monday that Washington has an unshakeable commitment to NATO, despite President Donald Trump previously casting the military alliance as obsolete.
Jan 24, 2017

Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 24, 2017 - Russia is in the process of creating an integrated national air defense system, which is expected to become fully operational once the cutting-edge S-500 Prometey surface-to-air missile system, also
Jan 24, 2017

Beirut (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 - At least 11 people, including two children, were killed Tuesday in Syrian government air strikes as they fled a northern town held by the Islamic State group, a monitor said.
Jan 24, 2017

Singapore (AFP) Jan 23, 2017 - The Philippine defence chief said Monday that 25 hostages are still being held by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines but urged that no ransom be paid for their release.
Jan 23, 2017

Dulles, Va. (UPI) Jan 23, 2017 - An undisclosed quantity of non-U.S. standard ammunition is to be manufactured by Orbital ATK for countries allied with the United States.
Jan 23, 2017

Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2017 - The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $235 million contract to produce Standard Missile-6 missiles and spares.
Jan 23, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2017 - The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into whether Yahoo should have informed investors sooner about two major data breaches, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Jan 23, 2017

Seoul (AFP) Jan 23, 2017 - North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an unprecedented pace, the South's acting president said Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing.
Jan 23, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2017 - US President Donald Trump is committed to providing military assistance to Egypt, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Monday, after the new Republican leader spoke with counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Jan 23, 2017