Tag: Military and defense
Ex-premier’s graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Where is Sheikh Jaber? Kuwait was abuzz with the question as citizens on social media demanded to know the...
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of...
Biden to GOP: ‘Don’t get in the way’ of infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to “get in the way” of his big infrastructure plans as the White...
Vice President Harris to speak at Naval Academy graduation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to give the graduation address at the U.S. Naval Academy’s commissioning ceremony Friday.
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As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games
ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH — As tensions with Russia simmer, thousands of NATO troops, several warships and dozens of aircraft are taking part in...
Flying over Memorial Day? Expect long lines at airports
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says people traveling for Memorial Day weekend should be patient because there will be long lines at...
Croatia to buy 12 French Rafale fighters for $1.2 billion
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia announced Friday that it will purchase 12 used Rafale fighter jets from France for nearly 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion),...
Travel numbers climb as Americans hit the road for holiday
Americans hit the road in near-record numbers at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, as their eagerness to break free from coronavirus confinement...
US blocks seafood from Chinese fleet for mistreating crew
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government blocked imports of seafood Friday from the fleet of a Chinese company that authorities say forced crew members to...
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
