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Israel will retaliate after an attack on Iran
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned against an Israeli attack on Hezbollah in the Gaza Strip. “The US has supported Israel dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure along the Lebanon Israel border so Hezbollah can’t threaten Israeli border towns,” he said. “There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach,” he added. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu…
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If Israel invades Rafah, Biden would stop additional weapons shipments
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has urged Israel to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip and warned that the war can only be won by protecting civilians. “Otherwise Israel risks replacing a tactical victory with a strategic defeat,” he added. Earlier this week, President Joe Biden had called on Israel to do more to protect…
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The White House ordered a review after the hospitalization of Austin
US President Joe Biden’s spokesman John Kirby has said that Biden was informed earlier today that Army Chief of Staff General Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer. Kirby added that no one at the White House knew that Austin had prostate cancer until this morning. Kirby further said he retains confidence in Austin and acknowledged that…
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The White House ordered a review after Austin was hospitalized
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was hospitalised on New Year’s Day after undergoing a prostate cancer surgery, has said he could have done a better job ensuring public was “appropriately informed”. The White House said it was not aware that Austin was under general anaesthesia during the procedure. “His prostate cancer was detected early…
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The U.S. wants Israel to reduce the size of their war
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Israel on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. He will also meet senior Qatari officials who have played an important role in facilitating the release of hostages seized by Hamas fighters on October 7. The US has deployed two aircraft carriers in the…
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The Secretary of Defense says the US won’t stand for coercive behavior from China
US Defence Chief Lloyd Austin said that it was “unfortunate” that China did not accept the invitation by the US to meet at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Defense Summit in Singapore. Austin told Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa that it was unfortunate that China did not accept the invitation to meet. The summit will be attended…
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The US is not very optimistic that Ukraine can quickly end the war against Russia
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that the department will “turned over every rock until we find the source” of leaked intelligence documents. This comes after the leaked documents claimed that challenges with troops, ammunition and equipment could cause Ukraine to fall well short of its goals in its planned counteroffensive against Russia. The…
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Lloyd Austin is the defense secretary and he defends abortion policies
US Army Major General Lloyd Austin, in an interview with Tommy Tuberville, said that women in the military don’t choose where to serve. Austin added, “In five of our troops are women.” This comes after Tuberville said he would hold up Defense Department nominations for flag and general officers until Austin reversed his policies supporting…
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The US military will get increased access to their bases in the Philippines.
The US will gain access to four more bases in the Philippines under an agreement announced as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Manila on Thursday. The US is helping the Philippines modernise its military and has included it as a pilot country in a maritime domain awareness initiative. It is also helping the Philippines…