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Lithuania will cover all the costs associated with hosting U.S. troops in the country, where a new barracks is among the improvements made for American forces deployed along NATO’s eastern edge.

CMV: This is the gun grab.

President Donald Trump said he reached a trade agreement with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following a meeting at the White House that will see the U.S. slightly drop its tariff rate for the Philippines without paying import taxes for what it sells there.

AUSTIN, Texas — A former Army officer charged with the shooting deaths of six people, including his parents, has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial for the killings, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. Shane M. James Jr., 36, is accused of killing his parents in San Antonio sometime between Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, 2023, and then driving north to Austin, where police said he killed four more people and shot and injured two police officers and a cyclist in separate incidents across the city.

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Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance.

Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance.

I just got back from DC (821 mile drive round trip) to show my support for our veterans.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24509136