Taiwan’s military is considering recruiting foreigners into its armed forces. Currently, foreigners are not allowed to join the reserve forces, but plans are in motion to change this policy. Official ...

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in ...

Since 1973, the remains of more than 1,000 Americans killed during the Vietnam War have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Nearly 1,600 Americans are ...

That's all for our live coverage of the war in Ukraine. We'll be back tomorrow with more updates. Here's a rundown of the key lines from today: Ukraine's military has said it was responsible for a ...

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