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Biden signs defense bill

China Reacts After Biden Signs Record US National Defense Bill

The bill authorizes $15.5 billion for the U.S. Pacific Deterrence Initiative to counter China and $300 million in military assistance to Taiwan.

UPI · 1d

Biden signs defense bill despite misgivings about provision limiting transgender care

President Joe Biden signed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization bill into law even though it included a package that limited transgender care.

CBS News · 1d

Biden signs defense bill, despite ban on transgender health care for military kids

President Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.

Rebel Factions Try to Unite Syria

The New York Times · 14h

Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government

As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the country, they pursued former government forces loyal to the Assad regime, resulting in deadly clashes in parts of the country.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Live Briefing: Syria’s new leaders dissolve rebel factions, merge them under Defense Ministry

The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

The Financial Times on MSN · 1d

Syria dissolves rebel factions as al-Sharaa consolidates power

Syria’s rebel factions have agreed to disband and become part of the interim government’s defence ministry as the new administration rushes to consolidate power within revamped government institutions.

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Defense Minister ordered release of North's demolition videos on day martial law was declared: Report

The Unification Ministry's surprise release of videos showing North Korea’s demolition of transmission towers along the ...

The Times of Israel1d

Defense Ministry inks deal with IAI to expand supply of Arrow 3 missile interceptors

Multi-billon shekel deal is to provide more of the interceptors that have proven successful at knocking down incoming ...

Chinese defense ministry rebuts US military assistance and arms sales to Taiwan, urging US to stop fanning flames in Taiwan Straits

Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, stated on Monday that US military assistance and arms sales to ...

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NATO's Defense Vulnerable to China's Control Over Seven Materials

China's control is most pronounced in materials like gallium, accounting for 98 percent of global production. Gallium is ...

CCTV2d

Chinese defense ministry condemns U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

A spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Monday condemned U.S. arms sales to the Taiwan region, reiterating ...

China’s defense ministry slams Pentagon report on China’s military development as deceptive, hypocritical

Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense, on Saturday criticized the US Department of Defense ...

Yahoo9d

Defense Ministry to investigate alleged abuse of service members in 211th Brigade

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on Dec. 16 ordered an investigation into the alleged abuse, extortion, and humiliation of soldiers in the 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade by their commanders.

Stars and Stripes2d

Faulty mortar rounds spark corruption allegations for Ukraine’s defense industry

The Anti-Corruption Action Center, one of Ukraine’s leading independent anti-corruption watchdogs, on Monday filed a petition ...

Arutz Sheva13d

Made in Israel: Ministry of Defense buys Israeli missile cruisers

The Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir, approved a procurement agreement for several new missile ships today (Thursday) at the IMOD's ...

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Defense Ministry inks deal with IAI to expand production of Arrow 3 interceptors

The post Defense Ministry inks deal with IAI to expand production of Arrow 3 interceptors appeared first on The Times of ...

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China Warns US of Taiwan Red Line: 'Playing With Fire'

Taiwan maintains its own democratic autonomy from China despite Beijing's claims of sovereignty over the island. Tensions in ...

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