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$26b US settlement vows to end opioid abuse

22 Jul 2021

The misuse of prescribed opioid drugs as pain-relievers has over the decades since the 1990s grown into an alarming pandemic in the United States, which was causing deaths in the...

Afghanistan in a terrible spot over security

07 Jun 2021

In Afghanistan, death always stalks the common man, either while he is walking the streets or travelling. Either he gets killed by a bomb, or the coronavirus kills him. The...

We still don’t know what Brexit is actually for

04 Jun 2021

Anand Menon, The Independent “Australian Brexit” used to be an upbeat euphemism for a “no deal” Brexit outcome. Now, Australia promises a far more profound insight into the true nature...

Sliming the victim ‘normal’ in political discourse

31 May 2021

Tony Norman, Tribune News Service It has been a year since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer high on impunity and perceived civic immunity. In the time...

Deadly slip: Discharging a gun instead of a Taser

14 Apr 2021

Sean Murphy, Associated Press A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a weekend traffic stop accidentally drew her firearm instead of a stun gun, the...

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

04 Jan 2021

Gulf Today Report All 10 living former US defence secretaries, including two Donald Trump appointees, warned on Sunday against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election...

Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon

19 Dec 2020

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team expressed frustration on Friday with the level of cooperation they’re getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has been “an abrupt...

Donald Trump fires Defence Secretary Mark Esper

09 Nov 2020

Gulf Today Report President Donald Trump on Monday said Defence Secretary Mark Esper had been "terminated" and that Christopher Miller, Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, will be acting Secretary...

Pentagon chief stresses stronger alliances to counter China, Russia

21 Oct 2020

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper revealed a fresh drive to strengthen US alliances with "like-minded democracies" in part through arms sales in an effort to curb the global...

Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya: Pentagon report

18 Jul 2020

Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the US Defense Department’s inspector general concluded in a new report,...

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