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Today — 13 December 2025Main stream

Alvin Holsey, Admiral Who Oversaw Boat Strikes Off Venezuela’s Coast, Retires

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By: Eric Schmitt
13 December 2025 at 03:38
The admiral had abruptly announced that he would step down as the head of the U.S. Southern Command. His departure leaves several issues about the strikes unanswered.

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Adm. Alvin Holsey, right, became the latest in a line of at least two dozen military leaders, many of them people of color and women, who have left their jobs this year.
Yesterday — 12 December 2025Main stream

Troops Involved in Boat Strikes Face a ‘Moral Injury’ Risk, Experts Say

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By: Dave Philipps
13 December 2025 at 04:48
Troops who play a part in deadly missions that they see as wrong or unjustified may suffer deep psychological harm as a result, research has shown.

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Each deadly strike involves numerous military personnel who may be at risk of psychological harm.

Thailand Says Trump Call About Cambodia Conflict Is Set for Friday

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By: Sui-Lee Wee
12 December 2025 at 17:26
President Trump’s planned intervention comes as the hostilities entered their fifth day and appeared to escalate, and while Thailand moves toward early elections.

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Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul is likely to stake out a hard-line position on the conflict, analysts said. On Friday he spoke at Government House in Bangkok about dissolving Parliament.

China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips

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By: Lily Kuo
12 December 2025 at 13:01
For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

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President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. Mr. Trump’s latest moves extended the conciliatory posture he struck at this summit.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Syria, Rebuilding its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching

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By: Raja Abdulrahim
11 December 2025 at 18:48
Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

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Syrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.

Ahead of Trump Call, Fighting Between Thailand and Cambodia Intensifies

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By: Sui-Lee Wee
11 December 2025 at 19:05
The widening scope of the conflict between the two neighbors presents a challenge to President Trump’s tariff diplomacy, which he has brandished as a peacemaking tool.

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Evacuees sleeping at a shelter at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, on Thursday.

Syria, Rebuilding its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching

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By: Raja Abdulrahim
11 December 2025 at 18:48
Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

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Syrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.

House Gives Bipartisan Approval to $900 Billion Defense Bill

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By: Megan Mineiro
11 December 2025 at 09:24
The legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Defense Bill Will Make D.C. Skies Less Safe, N.T.S.B. Chair Says

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By: Karoun Demirjian
11 December 2025 at 09:35
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.

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Jennifer Homendy, the N.T.S.B. chair, said she would be concerned about the safety of flying in Washington’s airspace if the provision became law.

Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast

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By: Tyler Pager， Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas
11 December 2025 at 14:52
The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

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President Trump announced the seizure at the White House on Wednesday, without giving details on the operation.

$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations

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By: John Ismay
11 December 2025 at 05:54
Democratic lawmakers said in a report that shifting Defense Department funding to support the Trump administration’s immigration agenda has hurt military readiness.

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An Army soldier overlooking the border between the United States and Mexico near Santa Teresa, N.M., in April.

Army Gynecologist Charged With Secretly Recording Over 40 Patients

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By: Michael Levenson
11 December 2025 at 04:42
Members of Congress expressed concerns that the Army dismissed complaints about the doctor, who was accused of secretly recording patients at Fort Hood in Texas.

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The U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel said the charges covered crimes that the doctor committed against 44 victims this year.

Judge Says Trump Must End Guard Deployment in Los Angeles

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By: Laurel Rosenhall
11 December 2025 at 03:13
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had illegally kept troops in Los Angeles after emergency conditions had ended. The administration is expected to appeal.

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California National Guard troops guarding a federal building in Los Angeles in June.

The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Trump’s Lack of Support

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By: Steven Erlanger
10 December 2025 at 18:03
Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine.

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A convoy of German armored vehicles passed through Frankenberg, Germany, en route to Poland in 2024 for NATO military exercises.
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