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US Army investigating officer who led group to Washington DC rally

The US Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the US Capitol

Indian-American Raj Iyer becomes US Army's first Chief Information Officer

Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020

Trump knew about China bribing to attack US forces in Afghanistan: Report

A senior (Trump) administration official said that US President was aware of 'unconfirmed information' that China had offered to pay "non-state actors" to attack US forces stationed in Afghanistan

US troops in Europe receive first coronavirus vaccine shots, army says

The US Army announced on Monday that it has started vaccinating service members deployed overseas belonging to the European Command against the novel coronavirus

Biden nominates Lloyd Austin as the first black man to lead US defence dept

US President-elect Joe Biden selected retired Army General Lloyd Austin, former commander of US Central Command, to be his Secretary of Defense, a source said

Microwave radiation behind illness of US diplomats in Cuba, China: Report

The study commissioned by the State Department and released Saturday is the latest attempt to find a cause for the mysterious illnesses that started to emerge in late 2016 among US personnel in Havana

China should be ashamed: Australia seeks apology over 'repugnant' tweet

Morrison's calls for an apology further ramps up tensions between the nations, following China's decision to impose crippling anti-dumping duties on its wine over the weekend

Former Army Green Beret pleads guilty to Russian espionage charges

A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty to conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives and providing them with United States national defense information

Trump's troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may put Biden in a tough spot

Biden may find that one of his first acts as president will be to send more troops to a war he wanted to end 11 years ago

Acting Secretary of Defence tells US troops 'time to come home'

Newly appointed US Acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller told the military that all wars must end and it is time to come home, according to a memorandum issued by the Pentagon

Taliban attacked a military base in Afghanistan, killing at least three

Five other forces were wounded in the attack, said Abdul Rahman Mangal, a spokesman for the governor in Paktia province

US to hold talks with UAE on strengthening military relations: Kushner

The UAE has become the third Arab country to fully recognize Israel after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994

Donald Trump reiterates intention to withdraw US troops from Iraq

The chief diplomat noted that Washington is working with Baghdad "to get our forces down to the lowest level as quickly as we possibly can"

Donald Trump vows to veto defence bill to keep Confederate base names

Trump wants to veto a massive defence bill to keep military bases such as Ft Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in GOP and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops

Trump expands role of US army to tackle Covid-19, says 'we're in a war'

US till Friday reported 7,380 deaths and at least 276,500 infections due to the deadly coronavirus

US army might have brought coronavirus to Wuhan: Chinese official

China's state-run Global Times on Thursday reported that US CDC Director Redfield reportedly acknowledged some flu patients may have been misdiagnosed and actually had coronavirus

Will be meeting Taliban leaders soon; time to bring our troops back: Trump

The US currently has some 13,000 troops in Afghanistan

Multiple rockets strike near US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties reported

The assault sent warning sirens blaring across the high-security diplomatic compound but it was unclear exactly what was hit and how many rockets made impact

US to continue pressure on Iran to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapon

The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran following missile strikes by it on bases housing US troops in Iraq

56 killed in crush at Soleimani's funeral, as Iran vows revenge on US

General Qassem Soleimani's burial began in the early evening in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman