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Russia Offered Terrorists Bounties To Kill US Soldiers In Afghanistan: Report

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 27, 2020

US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked terrorists in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the New York Times reported on Friday.

COVID-19 Survivors No Longer Banned From Serving In US Armed Forces

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 22, 2020

The Pentagon on Thursday announced that the US military would no longer bar people who had been hospitalized with COVID-19 from serving in its ranks.

Donald Trump Expands Role Of US Army In The "War" Against Coronavirus

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 4, 2020

US President Donald Trump has expanded the role of the US Army in the fight against deadly coronavirus, saying that no one is better prepared to fight the current situation which is like a war.

Chinese Envoy Summoned Over Claim Of US Army's Role In Virus Spread

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 14, 2020

The United States on Friday summoned China's ambassador after a senior official in Beijing tweeted the "ridiculous" suggestion that the US military started the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Department said.

"Might Be US Army Who Brought Virus Epidemic To Wuhan": Chinese Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 13, 2020

A Chinese official has suggested that the US army may have brought the deadly coronavirus into China, without providing any evidence for his eyebrow-raising claim.

US Judge Orders WikiLeaks Source Chelsea Manning Released From Prison

World News | Reuters | Friday March 13, 2020

A US federal judge on Thursday ordered that former US Army soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning should be immediately released from prison, where she was being held for refusing to testify in an ongoing US investigation of WikiLeaks.

US Adopts "Ethical Principles" For Artificial Intelligence Use By Army

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 25, 2020

The Pentagon announced Monday it has adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence by the armed forces, a measure aimed at convincing US tech giants to collaborate with the military.

Army Officer Who Testified In Trump Impeachment Trial Fired From Top Job

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 8, 2020

A US Army officer who testified at the hearings in the House of Representatives which led to the impeachment of President Donald Trump was ousted from his White House job on Friday, his lawyer said.

Over 25% Rise In Sexual Assault Cases At US Military Academies: Pentagon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 31, 2020

Incidence of sexual assault in US military academies rose again last year, the Pentagon said Thursday, despite efforts to combat the problem.

Amid Tension Over Soleimani Killing, US Resumes Joint Military Operations In Iraq

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 16, 2020

The United States on Wednesday resumed joint military operations with Iraq that had been put on pause after the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, the New York Times reported.

Two US Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Bomb Attack: NATO

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 11, 2020

Two American soldiers were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb attack on a US Army vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO mission there said.

Letter On US Pullout From Iraq Was Sent By "Mistake": Top Army General

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 7, 2020

The US military on Monday told the Iraqi government American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top US general in Washington said the message was sent by "mistake".

US Deploying 3,500 Troops In Middle East After Top Iran General's Killing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 4, 2020

The US is deploying up to 3,500 more troops to the Middle East in a show of force, a Pentagon official said Friday, after an American drone killed a top Iranian general.

US Army Bans Soldiers From Using TikTok

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 2, 2020

The US Army has banned service members from using the Chinese-owned short video-making app TikTok on government-issued phones citing security concerns.

US Army Preparing Biggest European Deployment In 25 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The US Army is planning its biggest deployment of troops to Europe in 25 years, with 20,000 troops slated to take part in a massive force projection exercise at a time of increasingly adversarial relations with Russia.