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Monday, July 6, 2015 - 06:25
Israel has taken one more step to walling itself off from its neighbors. The nation's Security Cabinet adopted a proposal last month to build an approximately 18-mile-long fence along Israel's eastern border with Jordan.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:34
Russia is negotiating with Armenia to supply the latter with advanced Iskander-M missiles, a potentially substantial boost to Armenian defenses against a potential Azerbaijani attack.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:32
State Department officials have defended the provision of armored vehicles to Uzbekistan against criticism that it is irresponsible to reward a government with such a poor record of treating its citizens, while more military aid to Tashkent appears to be in the works.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:30
Some 2,000 young, athletic, US-trained Ukrainians on Saturday swore oaths to enforce the law -- and resist the temptation to take bribes -- at the launch of a new police service in Kiev to replace a notoriously corrupt force.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:28
Kazakhstan's veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev celebrates his 75th birthday on Monday, in good shape and vastly popular, but the expected fireworks and fanfare mask uncomfortable questions about the future of the second-largest post-Soviet economy.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:27
A military investigation into a violent confrontation between Afghan residents of this capital city and United States soldiers last week has concluded that the troops acted with “admirable restraint” even after an American soldier was stabbed, a military official said.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 08:04
Two years after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a military takeover promising to restore order and security in Egypt, he faces a rising jihadist insurgency that has shaken the stability of this most populous Arab state, a key ally of the United States.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 07:34
Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield held a LiveAtState press briefing July 1
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 07:24
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today said the new National Military Strategy takes into account increasing disorder in the world and the erosion of America’s comparative advantage.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 07:21
We’re discussing the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba. You obviously all saw the President and saw Secretary Kerry’s announcement, and this call is just a chance to let you ask some questions and discuss a little bit about what happens next.