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15 hrs ago
 Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump looks on during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on 26 August 2024 in Arlington, Virginia

Kamala Harris criticises Trump over Arlington Cemetery dispute

Harris says the cemetery is "not a place for politics" in her first remarks on the incident.

15 hrs ago
US & Canada
6 days ago
A man walks past a TV in South Korea showing the face of US soldier Travis King

US soldier who fled to North Korea to plead guilty to desertion

Pvt Travis King has agreed to a plea deal that will see some of the charges against him dropped, his lawyer said.

6 days ago
World
30 Jul 2024
 William Calley arrives at a pre-trial hearing prior to his court martial for his involvement in the My Lai massacre.

Former US officer behind My Lai massacre dead at 80

He was the only US soldier convicted for the massacre, in which hundreds of Vietnamese civilians were killed.

30 Jul 2024
US & Canada
20 Jul 2024
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain a dark green design with white printing on its side and front. It is in a warehouse during restoration work.

Team saving D-Day plane meets US squadron who flew it

The 79th Air Refuelling Squadron, from the US Air Force, flew the Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

20 Jul 2024
England
18 Jul 2024
Two US Air Force F-16 combat jets fly side by side over the desert, one white and red, the other combat grey

What will future aerial dogfights look like?

AI with dogfighting ability is being developed by the UK and US air forces.

18 Jul 2024
Technology
7 Jun 2024
Split screen with Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan

What two US presidents said at D-Day, 40 years apart

Joe Biden spoke at the iconic site of Pointe Du Hoc near Normandy, where Ronald Reagan did the same in 1984.

7 Jun 2024
US & Canada
6 Jun 2024
Village centre in the sun, with older houses and cottages, a pub and a large pond

The idyllic village that hosted the 'Band of Brothers'

Aldbourne was home to the famous American paratroopers in Easy company in the months before D-Day.

6 Jun 2024
Wiltshire
31 May 2024
US Navy Admiral Robert Burke. Photo: April 2021

Ex-US admiral charged with bribery for Navy contract

Robert Burke is alleged to have awarded a Navy contract to a firm in exchange for a future job there.

31 May 2024
28 May 2024
The collapsed RV Petrel

Cook injured in ship toppling sues US government for $10m

Magin Luis Caballero claimed he was "thrown across the galley" when RV Petrel toppled over in a Leith dry dock.

28 May 2024
Edinburgh, Fife & East

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