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Japan and Britain send ‘symbolic message’ to China with joint naval drills

The British carrier group, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, will conduct further training with South Korean naval and air units next week.

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AFT: Operation Nanook The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder navigates through icebergs in the Labrador Sea during Operation Nanook Aug. 13. (U.S. Coast Guard) (U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area)

 

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Chinese ambassador says some politicians putting 'personal political interests' above Canada-China relationship

Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu says the U.S. has not taken any concrete measures to help Canada in its difficulties with China, while the U.S. State Department says Secretary Antony Blinken has ‘raised several cases’ of arbitrarily detained Canadian citizens.

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[michaelmaltby]

Who profits from the Kabul suicide bombing? - Asia Times

The horrific Kabul suicide bombing introduces an extra vector in an already incandescent situation: It aims to prove, to Afghans and to the outside world,

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[michaelmaltby]

US Air Force loadmasters and pilots load people fleeing Afghanistan aboard a US Air Force plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport August 24, 2021. Thousands of other US allies will not get the same opportunity. Photo: AFP / Donald R Allen / US Air Force

 

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China-Russia drill signals new era in joint exercises: spokesperson - Global Times

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Biden Grants Commanders 'Full Authority' to Target Daesh-Khorasan in Wake of Kabul Airport Attacks

At least 170 people were killed and over 1,330 more wounded in Thursday's twin bombing and gun attacks outside Kabul's airport. 13 US service members were among the fatalities, with 15 others receiving injuries of varying severity. Over...

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[michaelmaltby]

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon) (AP)

ISIS-K ‘planner’ killed in drone strike, CENTCOM says

Biden hits back at ISIS-K.

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[michaelmaltby]

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), prepares for landing on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations between the Royal Navy and USS America in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 20, 2021. (Staff Sgt. John Tetrault/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

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An Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane takes off to Afghanistan from the ASDF's Iruma air base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 23. | KYODO

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Nice shots guys!

 

[michaelmaltby]

Master Sgt. Koby Williams, 86th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspector, unrolls a tent at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 22. (Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech/Air Force) (Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech/86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs)

 

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There are still people in the United States who are determined to find Jack Dawson...

Titanic (1997 film) - Wikipedia

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AFT: Highway A-10 An A-10 Thunderbolt II from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, prepares to land on a public highway Aug. 5 during Exercise Northern Strike 21-2. (Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/Air Force) (Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/110th Wing)

 

[michaelmaltby]

SAS issues warning to ISIS-K as British troops vow to stay in Kabul

AN SAS squadron has volunteered to stay in Afghanistan to fight ISIS-K.

www.express.co.uk

 

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Ukrainian troops rescue Canada-bound Afghans in daring operation

Soldiers venture into Kabul to save translators who worked for Canadian media, military

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