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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Firefighters were investigating a hazardous materials incident at the Pentagon on Thursday (June 11, 2026), Arlington County fire and rescue officials said in a post on X. The building was under lockdown with people evacuated from several floors, CNN reported, citing unidentified sources. It said…
In naming Alibaba, the Pentagon said the tech giant helps boost China’s defense industrial base because it is affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Alibaba is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, electric…
For many years, Pentagon reporters had credentials granting them wide movement in the building as they sought to interact with press officials there. But last October, most news outlets turned in access badges and walked out of the Pentagon rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work. File | Photo Credit: AP In another…
Anthropic alleged the government violated its right to free speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution by retaliating against its views on AI safety. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. judge on Thursday (March 26, 2026) temporarily blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the…
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The Pentagon confirmed it had accepted the donation on Thursday “under its general gift acceptance authority.” | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pentagon confirmed on Friday (October 24, 2025) that it has accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown, raising ethical questions after President Donald Trump…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s 2026 budget. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s 2026 budget to reallocate $50 billion in funds, the Pentagon said Wednesday (February 19, 2025), following reports that he had directed deep, multi-year cuts…
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Washington: The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Pentagon to develop the deep reductions, The Washington Post reported, citing…
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China is building a new military command centre near Beijing that is expected to be 10 times the size of the Pentagon, a report in Financial Times, citing US intelligence officials has claimed. Dubbed “Beijing Military City”, the construction on the project started in mid-2024 with recent satellite images showing deep holes dug in the…
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Washington: The US military said Tuesday its forces had hit Huthi targets in Yemen’s capital that the Iran-backed rebels used to attack American warships and commercial vessels. The attacks began Monday and were carried out by US Navy ships and aircraft that also struck Huthi-controlled coastal regions of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said….
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President-elect Donald Trump has called out President Biden and the Pentagon, accusing them of withholding information about the mysterious drones that have been spotted hovering over New Jersey and New York. Trump’s concerns come as the sightings have left many wondering about the origin and purpose of these drones. “The government knows what is happening….
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