(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
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(Reuters) – The United States has a responsibility to lead in the Pacific and “will not give up an inch” to other countries that think their political system is better, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a thin veil on Wednesday. China. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sister of US President Donald Trump, a retired federal judge, called him a liar with “no principles” in audio recordings released this weekend, the latest attack on the character of the president in the run-up to Nov. 3. election. PHOTO PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump’s sister …
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PHILO PHOTO: Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf testifies at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs at Dirksen Senate Office Building August 6, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald …
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CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) – Leading international coalition troops withdrew from the Taji military base in Iraq on Sunday, handing it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, was the site of frequent Iranian-backed rocket attacks by …
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