War And Unrest

Korean War veteran from Minnesota will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late
Apr 23, 2024

Korean War veteran from Minnesota will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late

A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late


Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance
Apr 23, 2024

Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance

President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month


Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures
Apr 23, 2024

Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures

The turmoil sweeping universities across the United States continued Tuesday as dozens of student protesters faced charges, new encampments arose and some colleges allowed students to stay home and learn online


It began with defiance at Columbia. Now students nationwide are upping their Gaza war protests
Apr 23, 2024

It began with defiance at Columbia. Now students nationwide are upping their Gaza war protests

What began last week when students at a New York Ivy League school refused to end their protest against Israel’s war with Hamas has turned into a much larger movement


UK puts its defense industry on 'war footing' as it gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid
Apr 23, 2024

UK puts its defense industry on 'war footing' as it gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade, amid NATO concerns of possible repercussions of Russia’s war in Ukraine


UK puts its defense industry on 'war footing' and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid
Apr 23, 2024

UK puts its defense industry on 'war footing' and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid

The U.K. prime minister says the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade


$8 billion US military aid package to Taiwan will 'boost confidence' in region: president-elect
Apr 23, 2024

$8 billion US military aid package to Taiwan will 'boost confidence' in region: president-elect

Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te says an $8 billion defense package approved by the U.S. House over the weekend will “strengthen the deterrence against authoritarianism in the West Pacific ally chain," in a reference to key rival China


The Latest | Tent compound rises in southern Gaza as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive
Apr 23, 2024

The Latest | Tent compound rises in southern Gaza as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in southern the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military continues to signal it plans an offensive on the city of Rafah


Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote
Apr 23, 2024

Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote

The Senate is moving ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan


Apr 22, 2024

Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded seven soldiers

Philippine troops have killed the leader of a small Muslim rebel group and eleven of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a clash in the country’s south


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