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COINS Act: Protecting National Security From Overseas Tech Investments An executive order that went into effect in January 2025 is now codified due to the recently passed National Defense...
Former Navy Sailor Sentenced to 16 Years for Selling Information about Ships to Chinese Intelligence A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an...
China Says US Shouldn’t Use Other Countries as ‘Pretext’ to Pursue Its Interests in Greenland China says the United States shouldn't use other countries as a pretext to pursue its interests in Greenland.
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US Says China’s Taiwan Drills ‘Unnecessarily’ Raised Tensions The PLA simulated a blockade of the global chip hub for two days this week with live-fire exercises encircling the island.
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The Latest in Ex-Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill's $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit The $25 million defamation lawsuit by ex-Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill could be decided by a jury in state or federal court.
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![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-01/world-news-uschina-military-drills-filepic-get.jpg?itok=M5NzlIEf "A Taiwanese air force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu on Dec. 29, 2025. China launched "major" military exercises around Taiwan on December 29, in what it called a "stern warning" involving live-fire drills in waters and airspace near the island. Taiwan said Monday it had detected four Chinese coastguard ships near the island's waters. (Cheng Yu-Chen/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)")
