WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with China's defense minister during a conference in Singapore later this month, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
The meeting will be the first substantial in-person engagement between U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs in two years, though Austin and Chinese defense minister Dong Jun spoke by phone last month.
The official, speaking on the condition of... (continue reading...)
By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) -No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a briefing on Thursday after conducting a study as it addresses concerns over an outbreak of the disease in dairy cattle.
The findings, in which scientists injected high levels of an H5N1 bird flu virus surrogate into ground beef, indicate that properly cooking... (continue reading...)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - More than seven months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant publicly demanded a clear "day after" strategy in Gaza from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, laying bare deep divisions in the cabinet over the strategic aims of the war.
Below are details on key players in government.
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
The longest-serving Israeli leader, Netanyahu built his reputation... (continue reading...)
By James Mackenzie
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the Defence Minister publicly demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as troops returned to battle Hamas fighters in areas thought to have been cleared months ago.
The comments from Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who said he would not agree to setting up a military government in the enclave, reflect... (continue reading...)
By Max Hunder
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian artillery on the Kharkiv frontline are facing a bigger threat than ever from Russia’s fleet of Lancet kamikaze drones, according to a howitzer crew fighting there.
“One comes, then a second one comes, 10 minutes later a third one comes," said call sign Artist, the fresh-faced 21-year-old commander of an artillery battery of the 42nd Brigade which has been firing non-stop to... (continue reading...)
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