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US, Britain and Australia forge new military alliance
The trilateral coalition, which goes by the acronym Aukus, will enable Australia to access nuclear-powered submarine technology
Biden administration to withhold some Egyptian military aid
While decision is unprecedented, Biden administration is using legislative exemption to soften the blow to Egypt
Top Democratic senator threatens Pentagon chief with subpoena over Afghanistan
Legal threat against Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin comes after he refused to testify on Afghanistan before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Democrats and Republicans play blame game over Afghanistan debacle
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave few substantive answers on Afghanistan amid a partisan fight over withdrawal
US senators float Tunisia aid cuts and Lebanon assistance package
Democrats consider aid cuts to Tunis and increased assistance to Beirut due to government formation in both countries
How 9/11 drove American democracy to the brink
Eventual backlash to many US decisions after September 11 helped contribute to polarisation, culture wars and the January 6 attempted insurrection
Biden moves to give $47m in aid to Lebanon’s cash-strapped military
Lebanese Armed Forces face cash shortage and morale problems amid country's spiralling economic and political crisis
Deep US-Chinese commercial ties persist despite mounting tension
The US-China trade war continues in full swing amid mounting tensions, but neither country wants to sever commercial ties
Republicans pile on Biden over Afghanistan as Pentagon blames Afghan forces
Republicans lambast president over Taliban advances while Defence Department deflects blame
US and UK sending 3,600 troops to Afghanistan to protect fleeing nationals
Pentagon avoids calling it an evacuation mission, another 4,000 US soldiers headed to Kuwait to be on standby
US-bound students face month-long delays for visas
The pandemic has reduced the State Department’s visa-processing ability and impacted students in the UAE
US walks back assessment that 'Mercer Street' drone attack was launched from Yemen
Pentagon retracts a senior official's comments on origins of the Iran-produced drone that attacked the Israeli-operated tanker
Bleak UN climate report spurs calls to action
UN study warns of more extreme heatwaves, droughts, flooding, rising sea levels and melting ice caps
Blinken addresses stalled Afghanistan peace talks amid Taliban offensive
Taliban claim to want a deal but are pushing their battlefield momentum
UN climate conference president seeks to ‘consign coal power to history’
Cop26 president Alok Sharma stressed the importance of the world’s largest 20 economies eliminating coal power to combat climate change.
