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November 13, 2018 at 3:00 am

‘Tell your boss’: Recording seen to link Saudi crown prince more strongly to Khashoggi killing

Turkish officials have said that the audio does not conclusively implicate Crown Prince Mohammed, and U.S. officials have cautioned that however compelling the recording may...

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September 16, 2018 at 5:26 pm

In Balkans, Russia and West fight a disinformation-age battle

In a disinformation age, Macedonian and Western officials say the flurry of social-media activity is just that — disinformation directed by Russia-backed groups trying to...

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FILE — President Donald Trump with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, the national security adviser, as he speaks before departing from the NATO summit meeting in Brussels, July 12, 2018. Bolton pushed NATO ambassadors to finish a critical policy document before the alliances summit meeting last month so the president could not reject it. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

August 9, 2018 at 8:16 pm

U.S. officials scrambled to shield NATO deal from Trump

The work to preserve the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement, which is usually subject to intense eleventh-hour negotiations, came just weeks after Trump refused to...

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June 23, 2010 at 10:05 pm

Obama: Removal of McChrystal ‘right decision’

President Obama relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal of command in Afghanistan on Wednesday, replacing him with Gen. David Petraeus.

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June 23, 2010 at 9:47 pm

How McChrystal lost his Afghan command

Gen. Stanley McChrystal's team knew it had a problem on its hands last Thursday, when fact-checkers for Rolling Stone magazine sent in questions for an...

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May 13, 2010 at 9:33 pm

No ‘D-Day’ in Kandahar offensive

U.S.-led military operations in and around the Afghan city of Kandahar in the next months will look markedly less militaristic than this year's offensive in...

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April 8, 2010 at 7:21 pm

Pentagon orders probe of raid that killed five Afghanis

The U.S.-led military command in Afghanistan said Thursday it is opening a new investigation into a botched raid in February by U.S. special operations forces,...

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February 26, 2010 at 8:50 pm

‘The Hurt Locker’ sets off conflict within military

Many film critics — and awards voters — have praised "The Hurt Locker's" depiction of the U.S. military in Iraq, often singling...

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February 23, 2010 at 5:57 pm

Army, Air Force chiefs oppose immediate stop to dismissing gays

In a sign of possible differences among top military officials, Army and Air Force chiefs voiced concern Tuesday about ending a ban on gays...

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February 5, 2010 at 7:11 pm

U.S. offers anti-bomb tools in Afghanistan

The United States on Friday promised allies armored vehicles, jammers and other technology meant to protect against roadside bombs, an offer officials hope will entice...

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