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China has long offered Taiwan "one country, two systems" if it agrees to be brought under Beijing's control, according to Reuters, but no major Taiwanese political party has supported that offer.
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The Pentagon and the U.S. State Department did not respond to requests for comment.
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The military’s highest court upheld the dismissal of a case involving an airman who said he performed sexual acts with a childlike silicone doll in the privacy of his dorm room.
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A U.S. F-35 fighter jet was reportedly struck by Iranian fire while flying a combat mission over Iran and was forced to make an emergency landing.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about the families of six U.S. airmen who died after their Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq last week at a news conference at the Pentagon.
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The XM8 is not intended to replace the service’s primary rifle, the M7, but instead is being developed as a companion weapon.
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The air wing joined shortly after the USS Nimitz left port in San Diego. The Nimitz will participate in the Southern Seas 2026 exercises.
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The U.S. and South Korea have wrapped up a major joint exercise focused on preparing Seoul to assume wartime operational control of allied forces.