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Facing flak, self-proclaimed military advocate Trump says he'll visit troops in war zone
President Donald Trump frequently credits himself with accomplishing more for the military and veterans than any other president in recent memory. But he has yet to embark on what has long been a traditional presidential pilgrimage important to the military: a visit to troops ...
U.S. to pare counterterror forces in Africa as it shifts focus to threats from China and Russia
The Pentagon is reducing its counterterrorism forces in Africa and studying whether to make similar moves elsewhere in the world as part of a broad effort to shift American military focus toward what it calls threats from Russia and China. The planned 10 percent cut ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis defended the deployment of thousands of troops to the border with Mexico as he traveled there on Wednesday, saying the mission was "absolutely legal" and justified, and that it was improving military readiness. President Donald Trump's politically charged decision to ...
Minsk warns against U.S. base in Poland, nixes accepting Russian one
The leader of Belarus has warned his nation would have to beef up its weapons arsenals if the United States sets up a military base in Poland. Commenting Tuesday on Poland's proposal to host a U.S. base, President Alexander Lukashenko said it would force Belarus ...
Around 4,800 U.S. soldiers were deployed Monday to the border with Mexico, the Pentagon announced, saying it could not give a price tag for the operation Democrats decry as political maneuvering from President Donald Trump. Some 1,100 of the troops are in California, another 1,100 ...
Weary, splintered, U.S.-bound migrant caravan embarks on Mexico's 'route of death'
Thousands of wary Central American migrants resumed their push toward the United States on Sunday, a day after arguments over the path ahead saw some travelers splinter away from the main caravan, which is entering a treacherous part of its journey through Mexico. The majority ...
Thousands of Central American migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, as immigration agents and police nibbled at the edges of the two caravans currently in the country. Mexican authorities haven't directly targeted the main caravan of about 4,000 migrants, and activists ...
U.S. will hold migrants in 'massive' tent cities, military will fire on violent ones: Trump
President Donald Trump said U.S. soldiers on the border with Mexico may fire on migrants who commit violence and that people who cross into the country illegally would be detained in "massive" tent cities, as he sought to rev up his base ahead of ...
Trump plans to deny asylum for migrants entering U.S. illegally in caravans
President Donald Trump was expected to announce on Thursday his plans to automatically deny asylum to migrants who try to enter the U.S. illegally between ports of entry — part of his latest election-season response to caravans heading toward the border. It was unclear whether ...
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki plans visit to U.S. to urge Americans to halt Henoko base
The biracial, newly elected governor of Okinawa plans to visit the United States with a message to the American people: Stop building a disputed military base and build peace instead. "I want the American people to understand what has been, what is and what will ...
Political 'stunt' denied as Trump stokes pre-election fear of immigrant 'invasion' to drive voters
Thousands of U.S. troops to stop an "invasion" of migrants. Tent cities for asylum seekers. An end to the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship. With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hard-line immigration declarations, promises and actions as ...
