DeSantis said he would send Special Forces after the cartels in Mexico as president. Can he do that?
Asked at the first Republican presidential debate if he would support sending US Special Forces into Mexico to confront drug cartels operating in the country, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answered clearly: "Yes, and I will do it on day one."
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Biden administration searching for ways to keep US forces in Niger to continue anti-terror operations despite overthrowing of government
The Biden administration is searching for ways to keep US forces and assets in Niger to continue anti-terror operations, even as it becomes increasingly unlikely that the military junta that overthrew the country's government last month will cede power back to the democratically elected president.
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Travis King: North Korea says US soldier blamed discrimination
Travis King, 23, dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour.
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Activists back off Salesforce after share price recovery
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK Salesforce Inc was heavily criticized by several activist investors in early 2023 but
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National security panel reviewing secretive land buys near key Air Force base
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is probing a secretive company that has been buying up land around a key Air Force base in California, sources familiar with the matter and a California lawmaker told CNN.
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Niger's coup leader General Tchiani: The ex-UN peacekeeper who seized power
Gen Tchiani has triggered a major crisis by overthrowing the president he was meant to guard.
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World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act contradicts the World Bank Group's values, the global financier says.
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RAF Lossiemouth pilots intercepted 50 Russian aircraft
RAF Lossiemouth crew used the codeword "zombie" for the Russian planes during a mission in Estonia.
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Is Trump running for president mostly to avoid prison?
A Trump rival was booed for suggesting he is only campaigning to keep himself out of jail. But is he completely wrong?
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Russia engaged in extensive effort to force Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories to accept Russian citizenship, report says
Russia is forcing Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories to accept Russian citizenship by engaging in a systematic push "to make it impossible for residents to survive in their homes" unless they do so, according to a newly released report from the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.
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China replaces elite nuclear leadership in surprise military shake-up
China has revealed two new leaders of its People's Liberation Army Rocket Force this week in a surprise shake-up that has raised questions about the inner workings at the top of the military branch overseeing the nation's powerful arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
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US targets two China-based firms over forced labor practices -DHS
WASHINGTON The United States will ban goods from two China-based companies as part of its effort to eliminate
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