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No Women In US Navy Promotion List Raises Fears Of Career Ceiling
The Navy had selected 31 sailors to promote from the rank of captain to one-star admiral, but Hegseth recently intervened to strike nine people from the list, including three women and two Black men, according to a defence official.
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How Israel Assassinated Iran's 3 Most Powerful Men In Nuke Site Attacks
Under Operation Rising Lion, Israel killed Hossein Salami, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards; Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of its armed forces, and Ali Shamkhani, the former national security chief.
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Indian-Origin Head Of White House Military Office Quits Citing Personal Reasons
Maju Varghese, the Indian-origin director of the White House Military Office, has quit his post, citing personal reasons.
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Indian-Origin Ex Army Officer In Singapore To Lose Retirement Benefits For Drunk Driving
A retired Indian-origin military officer in Singapore who was given a week's jail sentence for drink driving, but appealed for a fine instead to save his retirement benefits, lost his plea on Thursday.
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France Jails Senior Military Officer Over Charges Of Spying For Russia: Report
A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and jailed on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and sources said on Sunday.
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Gabon Soldiers Seize State Radio In Apparent Coup Attempt
Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
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In A First, Indian Army To Train Afghan Women Military Personnel
In a first, India is training a group of Afghan women military personnel at Officers Training Academy in Chennai. The women officers have been selected from different provinces and represent all the major ethnicities of the country.
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China Expels 2 Military Officers Over Corruption Charges
China's ruling Communist Party today expelled two top military officers from Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia on corruption charges, while a former legislator was jailed for 12 years for accepting $1.75 million bribe.
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Top US General Seeks Momentum in Iraq, Bucks 'Stalemate' Label
US Marine General Joseph Dunford, who took over this month as America's top military officer, pledged on Tuesday to seek new ways to build momentum in Iraq's battle against Islamic State and bucked descriptions of the conflict as a "stalemate."
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Female Suicide Bomber Kills 4 at Nigerian Checkpoint: Witnesses
A female suicide bomber on Tuesday blew herself up near a military checkpoint in Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state, killing four people, witnesses said.
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Up to United States to Resume Cyber Security Talks, Says China
It is up to the United States to create conditions to resume regular talks on cyber security, China's foreign ministry said today, as the two countries began three days of high-level meetings in Washington.
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Boko Haram 'in Deadly Raid on NE Nigeria Town'
Boko Haram fighters killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes in a raid on a town in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local residents, a vigilante and the military said on Sunday.
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Disgraced Former Top Chinese Military Officer Dies Before Trial
One of the most senior Chinese military officers to be accused of corruption has died of cancer, the state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, sparing the government what could have been an embarrassing trial.
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Malaysian Officer in New Zealand Pleads Not Guilty
A Malaysian military officer who was extradited to New Zealand pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges on Friday.
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Former Top China Military Officer Says Took 'Massive' Bribes: Report
A once-powerful retired Chinese military officer has confessed to taking "massive" bribes and will be prosecuted in court, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
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No Women In US Navy Promotion List Raises Fears Of Career Ceiling
The Navy had selected 31 sailors to promote from the rank of captain to one-star admiral, but Hegseth recently intervened to strike nine people from the list, including three women and two Black men, according to a defence official.
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How Israel Assassinated Iran's 3 Most Powerful Men In Nuke Site Attacks
Under Operation Rising Lion, Israel killed Hossein Salami, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards; Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of its armed forces, and Ali Shamkhani, the former national security chief.
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Indian-Origin Head Of White House Military Office Quits Citing Personal Reasons
Maju Varghese, the Indian-origin director of the White House Military Office, has quit his post, citing personal reasons.
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Indian-Origin Ex Army Officer In Singapore To Lose Retirement Benefits For Drunk Driving
A retired Indian-origin military officer in Singapore who was given a week's jail sentence for drink driving, but appealed for a fine instead to save his retirement benefits, lost his plea on Thursday.
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France Jails Senior Military Officer Over Charges Of Spying For Russia: Report
A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and jailed on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and sources said on Sunday.
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Gabon Soldiers Seize State Radio In Apparent Coup Attempt
Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
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In A First, Indian Army To Train Afghan Women Military Personnel
In a first, India is training a group of Afghan women military personnel at Officers Training Academy in Chennai. The women officers have been selected from different provinces and represent all the major ethnicities of the country.
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China Expels 2 Military Officers Over Corruption Charges
China's ruling Communist Party today expelled two top military officers from Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia on corruption charges, while a former legislator was jailed for 12 years for accepting $1.75 million bribe.
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Top US General Seeks Momentum in Iraq, Bucks 'Stalemate' Label
US Marine General Joseph Dunford, who took over this month as America's top military officer, pledged on Tuesday to seek new ways to build momentum in Iraq's battle against Islamic State and bucked descriptions of the conflict as a "stalemate."
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Female Suicide Bomber Kills 4 at Nigerian Checkpoint: Witnesses
A female suicide bomber on Tuesday blew herself up near a military checkpoint in Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state, killing four people, witnesses said.
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Up to United States to Resume Cyber Security Talks, Says China
It is up to the United States to create conditions to resume regular talks on cyber security, China's foreign ministry said today, as the two countries began three days of high-level meetings in Washington.
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Boko Haram 'in Deadly Raid on NE Nigeria Town'
Boko Haram fighters killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes in a raid on a town in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local residents, a vigilante and the military said on Sunday.
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Disgraced Former Top Chinese Military Officer Dies Before Trial
One of the most senior Chinese military officers to be accused of corruption has died of cancer, the state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, sparing the government what could have been an embarrassing trial.
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Malaysian Officer in New Zealand Pleads Not Guilty
A Malaysian military officer who was extradited to New Zealand pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges on Friday.
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Former Top China Military Officer Says Took 'Massive' Bribes: Report
A once-powerful retired Chinese military officer has confessed to taking "massive" bribes and will be prosecuted in court, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
