United States Navy
China Sends Ships and Planes Toward Taiwan Despite Rising Criticism
China sent more warships and aircraft into waters and airspace near Taiwan on Friday, defying international criticism of its military exercises and demonstrating the country’s confidence, as well as its growing appetite for confrontation. In addition to its muscle flexing, China also threw several diplomatic punches aimed at laying out the global cost of what […]
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Why Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Raising U.S.-China Tensions
Follow our live coverage of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit. Taiwan, an island of 23 million people 80 miles off the coast of China, has long been a point of tension between Washington and Beijing. Now those tensions are at a new high, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi having held a series of high-profile meetings there on […]
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U.S. Warship Arrives in Stockholm for Military Exercises, and as a Warning
ABOARD U.S.S. KEARSARGE, in the port of Stockholm — If ever there was a potent symbol of how much Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered Europe, the sight of this enormous warship, bristling with 26 warplanes and 2,400 Marines and sailors, moored among the pleasure craft and tour boats that ply this port, would certainly […]
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Supreme Court Rules Against Air Force Officer Who Refused Vaccine
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Pentagon may take disciplinary action against a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve who refused to be vaccinated against the coronavirus on religious grounds. The court’s brief, unsigned order gave no reasons, which is common when the justices act on emergency applications. The court’s […]
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Supreme Court Rules Against Navy SEALs in Vaccine Mandate Case
Judge Reed O’Connor, of the Federal District Court in Fort Worth, had issued a preliminary injunction barring the Navy from taking any punitive action against its personnel, including 26 SEALs, while their lawsuit moved forward. Judge O’Connor said the plaintiffs had religious objections to the coronavirus vaccine that the Navy had to respect. After a […]
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American Officials Believe They Have Located Putin’s Yacht
WASHINGTON — American officials are examining the ownership of a $700 million superyacht currently in a dry dock at an Italian seacoast town, and believe it could be associated with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, according to multiple people briefed on the information. United States intelligence agencies have made no final conclusions about the […]
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