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The Philippines accused the Chinese Coast Guard of deliberately ramming a Philippine fisheries vessel that was delivering fuel to fishermen in disputed waters. The report presents the Philippine account without including any response from China.
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U.S. Southern Command announced a Caribbean strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel that killed four people, whom it called narco-terrorists. The article notes this is the latest in dozens of strikes and includes criticism from lawmakers and Colombian and Venezuelan leaders questioning the intelligence and legality.
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North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, South Korea's military said, days after Pyongyang rejected a UN resolution on its nuclear program. The launches followed North Korean criticism of U.S.-led military exercises and came after President Trump scaled back a joint exercise with South Korea.
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The article reports that conservatives and national security experts are raising concerns about Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed potentially receiving classified information as a senator without the formal security-clearance vetting required of many others. It highlights warnings about homeland security risks and references El-Sayed’s past controversies.
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This live-updates page reports that President Trump said the planned D.C. triumphal arch will include a military complex with drones and snipers, citing national security. It also notes Middle East tensions after a State Department travel advisory and a White House decision to bar several news outlets from its grounds.
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President Trump said his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery would be converted into a military complex housing drones, snipers and ammunition. The article notes the new rationale comes amid efforts by preservationists and veterans groups to stop the project, and that the military-complex idea had not been raised previously.
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Trump said on Truth Social that the planned triumphal arch between Washington, D.C., and Virginia will be converted into a military complex for drones and snipers, citing national security. The article also provides context on the arch's planned size, location, and related FAA and Interior Department developments.
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President Trump said he agreed to convert a planned Washington triumphal arch into a “top grade Military Complex” equipped with drone storage and snipers, according to a Truth Social post. The project has drawn pushback over sightlines and airspace concerns, though the FAA determined it would not interfere with nearby airport flight paths.
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President Donald Trump said his planned Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., will be converted into a military complex to house drones and snipers. The article is a brief breaking-news report based on a Truth Social post.
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President Trump said the proposed triumphal arch in Washington will be converted into a dual-use military facility housing drones, snipers, and ammunition storage. The report notes Trump is framing the construction as a national security issue, similar to his prior framing of the White House East Wing ballroom/military complex.
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The article reports that Guantanamo Bay remains open nearly 25 years after the 9/11 attacks, with 15 detainees still held and no clear plan for closure. It quotes former commanders who argue the facility is expensive, does not make Americans safer, and has become a geriatric prison, while noting past presidential efforts to close it and current administration silence on transfers.
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The article marks Star Trek's 60th anniversary by contrasting its utopian vision with the recent US deployment of weapons in space, which it treats as a backward step. It argues that the show's hopeful futurism has been overtaken by militarization and Trump-era space policy.