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Amid calls by U.S. lawmakers to reduce weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries involved in offensive warfare in the Middle East, corporates in the defense space are coming under increased scrutiny.
Shamima Begum who traveled to Syria when she was just 15 has been found in a refugee camp in northern Syria.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CNBC that President Donald Trump's rhetoric on defense spending is having an "important" impact on the military alliance.
"I don't want to speak for him, but I believe he would've gone to war with North Korea. I think he was ready to go to war. In fact he told me he was so close to starting a big war with North Korea," Trump said of Obama.
A Military Family Advisory Network report found that some military families living on bases face dangerous situations including mold, vermin, poor water quality and more in their homes.
With the declaration of a national emergency, President Donald Trump has access to roughly $8 billion to fund a border wall.
Witt, who fled the U.S. for Iran in 2013, allegedly shared information with Iran that could cause "serious damage" to U.S. national security interests, officials said.
Chinese drone maker DJI will roll out a system in 32 European countries this month to prevent its drones entering airport flightpaths.
Iran is funding militias throughout the Middle East while turning its own people into paupers, Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC Tuesday.
David Sale of Bell Asia Pacific discusses air taxis and the company's business strategy in Southeast Asia.
There could be fresh tensions over NATO contributions with Italy's defense minister suggesting the rules should be changed on how countries contribute to the military alliance.
The joint mission with U.S. forces is being described as a display of "lethality."
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will start an assault on Saturday against Islamic State's last enclave in the part of Syria where the U.S.-led coalition has been supporting operations against the group, an SDF official told Reuters.
President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he plans to rebuild the U.S. military by increasing the Pentagon's budget and by reassessing military alliances and agreements with foreign nations.
Boeing is partnering with supersonic startup Aerion to develop a jet that will bring back the luxury of faster-than-sound business travel, the aerospace giant announced Tuesday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov played down the possibility of renewed Cold War-era hostilities after the breakdown of an arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow.
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