Tag: weapons
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Bernie Sanders’ push to limit weapons sales to Israel blocked by the Senate
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. The resolutions got bipartisan opposition and had not been expected to pass. Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored three separate resolutions that zeroed in on different types of weapons: tank…
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U.S. strikes Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen
The U.S. struck multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, a defense official said Wednesday evening. The strikes targeted weapons that are used to target civilian vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the defense official said. B-2 bombers were used to carry out the…
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Spanish police seize Russia-bound chemicals, including possible weapons material
Police in Spain have seized 13 tons of banned chemicals, including “possible” chemical weapons precursors, that were bound for Russia despite the sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, they said on Tuesday. The police said they had arrested four suspected members of a crime ring they believe was attempting to circumvent Western…