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U.S. repatriates Algerian Guantanamo detainees who fear going home

August 24, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has repatriated two Algerians held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than a decade, the Pentagon said on Thursday, in...

Pentagon says halts ground shipments out of Afghanistan via Pakistan

August 24, 2021 at 5:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has halted ground shipments of cargo leaving Afghanistan via its key Pakistan supply route to ensure the safety of drivers following protests in Pakistan...

Defying China, U.S. bombers and Japanese planes fly through new air zone

December 24, 2018 at 5:45 a.m.

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two unarmed U.S. B-52 bombers on a training mission flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea without informing Beijing while Japan's main airlines also ignored...

U.S. sends aircraft carrier to bolster Philippines relief efforts

August 24, 2021 at 5:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending the USS George Washington aircraft carrier and other ships to bolster relief efforts in the Philippines after a devastating typhoon killed thousands...

During shutdown, U.S. charity to ensure fallen troops’ death benefits

December 24, 2018 at 4:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A private U.S. charity struck a deal with the Pentagon on Wednesday to advance a "death gratuity" to families of American troops who die during the government...

Elite interrogators question seized al-Qaeda leader at sea

December 24, 2018 at 4:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elite American interrogation team is questioning the senior al Qaeda figure who was seized by special operations forces in Libya and then whisked onto a Navy...

Pentagon recalls most civilian defense employees idled by shutdown

August 24, 2021 at 4:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall the vast majority of around 350,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the U.S. government shutdown, a move...

Pentagon recalls most civilian defense employees idled by shutdown

May 23, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall the vast majority of around 350,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the U.S. government shutdown, a move...

Dismantling Syria chemical weapons arsenal would be tough task

November 3, 2021 at 7:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any deal with Syria to hand over its chemical weapons in the middle of a chaotic civil war would be difficult for inspectors to enforce and destroying...

Dismantling Syria chemical weapons arsenal would be tough task

December 24, 2018 at 4:18 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any deal with Syria to hand over its chemical weapons in the middle of a chaotic civil war would be difficult for inspectors to enforce and destroying...

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