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Lack of ‘basic firefighting knowledge,’ failed drills & poor leadership blamed for loss of US Navy warship to five-day fire

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The loss of a US Navy ship to a massive blaze was “a completely avoidable catastrophe,” but management lapses on multiple levels, including the failure to activate a firefighting system, made the task impossible, a report claims. … Read More >Lack of ‘basic firefighting knowledge,’ failed drills & poor leadership blamed for loss of US Navy warship to five-day fire

Categories Asia & Pacific

China says ‘US & Canada colluded to stir up trouble’ by sending warships through Taiwan Strait

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The Chinese military has blasted the US and Canada for sending their warships through the Taiwan Strait, claiming such stunts jeopardize regional stability, after Beijing itself staged beach war drills in a nearby province. … Read More >China says ‘US & Canada colluded to stir up trouble’ by sending warships through Taiwan Strait

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US Navy insists its destroyer was on a ‘routine’ mission after Russia summons military attache over Sea of Japan warship incident

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Responding to Moscow’s protests over the approach of the warship USS Chafee to Russian territorial waters, the US Pacific Fleet has labelled Moscow’s account as false and insisted its guided missile destroyer did nothing wrong. … Read More >US Navy insists its destroyer was on a ‘routine’ mission after Russia summons military attache over Sea of Japan warship incident

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Moscow summons US military attache after Russian Navy ‘intercepts’ American warship close to country’s borders in Sea of Japan

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America’s military attache has been summoned to the Russian Defense Ministry to explain an “unprofessional” incident in which a US destroyer reportedly attempted to violate the country’s territorial waters, Moscow said on Friday. … Read More >Moscow summons US military attache after Russian Navy ‘intercepts’ American warship close to country’s borders in Sea of Japan

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US warship intercepted by Russian Navy while trying to sail into country’s territorial waters, Moscow says amid drills with China

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Russian sailors were scrambled to head off the American missile destroyer USS Chafee as it set course to violate their country’s maritime borders in waters closed off for military exercises, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense has said. … Read More >US warship intercepted by Russian Navy while trying to sail into country’s territorial waters, Moscow says amid drills with China

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Biggest destroyer of peace’: China lashes out after US Navy warship sails through Taiwan Strait for SEVENTH time under Biden

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A US Navy guided missile destroyer has crossed the Taiwan Strait in the South China Sea, making it the seventh such trip by an American warship this year, and prompting China to accuse the US of trying provoke its military. … Read More >‘Biggest destroyer of peace’: China lashes out after US Navy warship sails through Taiwan Strait for SEVENTH time under Biden

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China says it ‘drove away’ US warship ‘illegally’ in waters claimed by Beijing on anniversary of Hague ruling on South China Sea

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Beijing has once again called on the US to desist from provocative behavior after an American warship entered the waters around the Paracel Islands on the fifth anniversary of a court ruling against Chinese claims to the region. … Read More >China says it ‘drove away’ US warship ‘illegally’ in waters claimed by Beijing on anniversary of Hague ruling on South China Sea

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US orders amphibious assault ship into Black Sea after Moscow warns tensions escalating dangerously in waters off coast of Russia

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American sailors at the helm of a naval landing vessel have charted course for the Black Sea to take part in wargames alongside other NATO forces, the US Sixth Fleet has announced on Thursday, amid fears of conflict in the region. … Read More >US orders amphibious assault ship into Black Sea after Moscow warns tensions escalating dangerously in waters off coast of Russia

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Beijing brands US greatest ‘security risk creator’ in region after US warship enters Taiwan Strait

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The Chinese government has opposed the US’ latest naval presence in the Taiwan Strait – its sixth in the area since Biden took office – accusing Washington of being the greatest “risk creator” in the region. … Read More >Beijing brands US greatest ‘security risk creator’ in region after US warship enters Taiwan Strait

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US freaking out as Iran elects next president

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Hardliner Reisi won at Iran’s recent presidential election, which saw a record-low turnout and murmurs of electioneering in his favor. Is Iran’s new president a “brutal hangman” or a “defender of human rights?” And what does his election portend for relations between Tehran and Washington? RT America’s John Huddy (in for Rick Sanchez) sets the scene. Then RT America’s Faran Fronczak joins with details about the election and its implications before former naval intelligence officer John Jordan and Prof. Mohammed Marandi of the University of Tehran share their insights. … Read More >US freaking out as Iran elects next president