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                                <title><![CDATA[ US combat ships, likely en route to join war on Iran, make ‘logistical stops’ at Penang port ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ The timing of their presence is set to raise questions about the Malaysian government’s position on the US-Israeli war against Iran. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US Congress debates Ukraine aid as Pentagon warns money running low ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chinese blockade of Taiwan would likely fail, Pentagon official says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China staged war games around Taiwan in August of last year and again in April, and its forces operate around the island almost daily. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pentagon to tighten controls on classified information after leak ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The leak of documents was believed to be the most serious security breach since more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic cables appeared on the WikiLeaks website in 2010. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Mexican president accuses Pentagon of spying, vows to restrict military information ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ President Lopez Obrador's comments came after a report on apparent tensions between Mexico's Navy and the Army, citing a US military briefing revealed in online leaks of secret US military records. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US says document leak poses 'serious' security risk ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The breach is being investigated by the Justice Department and appears to include secret information on the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive analyses of US allies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Israel rejects claim Mossad backed judiciary overhaul protests ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Netanyahu's overhaul plan has sparked unprecedented public anger since his coalition of hard-right and religious parties came to power late last year, and has also caused alarm among Israel's Western allies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pentagon fails fifth audit while facilitating Ukraine arms shipments ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The legally required audit has helped sharpen the Pentagon's systems and controls and has regularly helped the Department of Defence find misplaced inventory, which saves money. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pentagon considers funding Musk's Starlink network for Ukraine, reports say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The most likely source of funding would be the US Department of Defense Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, designed to support the country as it fights Russia, the report says. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 13 killed in rare northwest Syria raid by US special forces ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:39:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says there were no US casualties. ]]></description>
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