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US military developing small refineries for critical minerals

A collection of antimony – key to making bullets – is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London.
A collection of antimony – key to making bullets – is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London.

US’ Pete Hegseth defends decision to kill survivors in Caribbean strike

On Dec 6, Mr Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the video but declined to say whether the Pentagon will release the full video.
On Dec 6, Mr Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the video but declined to say whether the Pentagon will release the full video.

Friendship rekindled: Cam Ranh Bay and a new phase in Moscow-Hanoi ties

ngabay - 2. Memorial 1-2-3. The Russia-Vietnam Friendship Memorial honours the 44 Soviet and Russian servicemen    who never made it home, along with 176 Vietnamese personnel who died in the line of duty in the Khanh Hoa region, in the peacetime years after the Vietnam War (1955-1975). 
Credit: Nga Pham
ngabay - 2. Memorial 1-2-3. The Russia-Vietnam Friendship Memorial honours the 44 Soviet and Russian servicemen    who never made it home, along with 176 Vietnamese personnel who died in the line of duty in the Khanh Hoa region, in the peacetime years after the Vietnam War (1955-1975). 
Credit: Nga Pham

Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of US boat strike in Caribbean

US Navy Admiral Frank Bradley says he ordered a second military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
US Navy Admiral Frank Bradley says he ordered a second military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

Venezuela’s Maduro swears ‘absolute loyalty’ to the Venezuelan people

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony to swear in new community-based organisations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up pressure on Maduro’s government, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony to swear in new community-based organisations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up pressure on Maduro’s government, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

US and Syrian forces conduct air strikes on ISIS weapons storage facilities

US Central Command said the combined operation involved multiple airstrikes and ground detonations.
US Central Command said the combined operation involved multiple airstrikes and ground detonations.

Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defence with new Space Force contracts

US President Donald Trump announcing the Golden Dome missile defence shield in the Oval Office on May 20.
US President Donald Trump announcing the Golden Dome missile defence shield in the Oval Office on May 20.

US Coast Guard says swastika and noose displays are no longer hate incidents

The new policy recasts incidents involving swastikas and nooses as 'potentially divisive'.
The new policy recasts incidents involving swastikas and nooses as 'potentially divisive'.

US judge moves to halt Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend the \"We Are All D.C.\" protest against the National Guard troops, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 6, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend the \"We Are All D.C.\" protest against the National Guard troops, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 6, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 17, 2025

F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress fly over the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Atlantic Ocean on Nov 13.
F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress fly over the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Atlantic Ocean on Nov 13.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.