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Houthi missiles strike commercial ships in Red Sea, while U.S. warship downs drones

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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US warship downs drones after three commercial ships attacked in Red Sea

Global shipping has increasingly been targeted as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a wider regional conflict

The Independent UK

US denies Japan’s call to ground Osprey aircraft following fatal crash

Pentagon says the US Ospreys continue to operate in Japan

The Independent UK

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Members want $26 billion for programs the Pentagon didn’t seek - Roll Call

Add-ons being sought by members of Congress are often requested by contractors, universities or a far-flung Defense outpost.

Roll Call

Fight against 'price gouging' on military parts heats up - Roll Call

Elizabeth Warren and John Garamendi step up their campaign to curb what they call widespread “price gouging” in contracts for military parts.

Roll Call

US forces liberate Israeli-affiliated ship from hijacking off Yemen

Pentagon officials said the five men who tried to seize control of the MV Central Park were probably Somalis

The Independent UK

Roy urges Johnson to reject appropriations 'side deals' - Roll Call

An influential House Freedom Caucus member wants Speaker Mike Johnson to ignore "side deals" that would boost nondefense spending.

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New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US military

The small group of Muslim chaplains in the U.S. military tends to the souls and spirits of troops of all faiths and no faith

The Independent UK

North Korea claims spy satellite has photographed White House and Pentagon

Recently launched Malligyong-1 also sent ‘detailed’ pictures of US nuclear aircraft carriers, says regime, although claims are not verified

The Guardian - AU

US says Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure near Yemen

The Pentagon has said that the attempted hijacking was likely the work of Somali pirates rather than Houthi fighters.

Al Jazeera

Militants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says a group of five militants who seized another commercial ship near Yemen were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and were captured by U.S. forces after fleeing the MV Central Park in the Gulf of Aden

The Independent UK

This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ - Roll Call

A sprawling military policy bill is expected to be adorned with all sorts of other measures as lawmakers wrap 2023, sources said.

Roll Call

Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?

The Pentagon is concerned about the the US nuclear arsenal’s viability, but critics worry about a renewed arms race

The Guardian - US

Pentagon steps on AI accelerator as age of lethal autonomy looms

Artificial intelligence employed by the Pentagon has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones, helped Ukraine fight Russia, predicts when Air Force jets need maintenance and tracks rivals’ satellites in space

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Al Jazeera

Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters

Baghdad denounces the strikes as a breach of its ‘sovereignty’.

WEKU

South Korea says it boosts surveillance after North claims spy satellite launch

The South Korean announcement — which will likely infuriate North Korea — came hours after the North claimed to have placed a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.

The Independent UK

South Korea partially suspends inter-Korean agreement after the North says it launched spy satellite

South Korea says it will partially suspend an inter-Korean agreement to restart frontline aerial surveillance of North Korea, after the North said it launched a military spy satellite in violation of United Nations bans

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Backstop in debt limit law flips script on spending endgame - Roll Call

Budget scorekeepers flip the previous debt limit plan. Spending cuts now would disproportionately hit nondefense programs.

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Reason

Pentagon Fails Sixth Audit in a Row

Though federal law has required annual financial reports, the Department of Defense simply did not complete them until 2018. It has since failed each year.

France 24

Pentagon chief Austin tells Zelensky in Kyiv that US support is 'for the long haul'

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as US and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas war.

Salon

US war on terror in Africa: 75,000% rise

The number of terrorist attacks on the continent increased from 9 to 6,756 amid America's Forever Wars

Evening Standard

Joe Biden calls Chinese leader Xi Jingping ‘dictator’ right after carefully-planned summit

China has since said Mr Biden's comments were 'extremely wrong and an irresponsible political manipulation'

Al Jazeera

Five takeaways from the Biden-Xi summit at California’s Filoli Estate

US and Chinese leaders make breakthroughs in military communications as well as tackling fentanyl.

Roll Call

Stopgap spending bill raises sequester specter at Pentagon - Roll Call

While concerns over a government shutdown are easing, the risk of a cut to the Pentagon's budget are rising.

The Independent UK

Biden and Xi Jinping to meet for first time since China spy balloons scandal

Tensions have been raised between the US and China since February’s spy balloon incident

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