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Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield faces budget squeeze despite Pentagon push

President Trump's ambitious Golden Dome missile defense initiative faces significant hurdles. Doubts are mounting over funding, congressional backing, and technical feasibility, despite Pentagon assurances. The project's immense cost, potentially trillions, is a major concern for lawmakers, particularly Republicans wary of budget reconciliation tactics ahead of elections. Key components are slated for 2028.

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US press dinner shooting casts fresh spotlight on Trump’s security

The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America’s political leaders at a time of increased political violence. Hundreds of agents from several law enforcement agencies were tasked with protecting the annual bash, which US President Donald Trump headlined this year. Yet a suspect with a sh...

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At Malaysia’s arms bazaar, drone dealers chase Southeast Asian market share

Watch a cheap commercial drone destroy a battle tank on the frontlines in Ukraine, or a cut-price an Iranian Shahed menace Tel Aviv, then ask yourself why Southeast Asia’s defence ministries are suddenly very interested in unmanned aerial vehicles. The answer was on full display last week at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, where vendors from Abu Dhabi to Pretoria were chasing deals in one...

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Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield faces budget squeeze despite Pentagon push

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More than a dozen threats & assassination attempts — Timeline of attacks against Donald Trump

A shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner led to the immediate evacuation of President Trump and other officials. This incident adds to a long list of threats and security scares faced by Trump, includ...

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'Shots will be fired': Karoline Leavitt’s pre-dinner comments go viral after White House shooting

A shooting scare at the White House Correspondents' Dinner saw President Trump evacuated after a suspect armed with multiple weapons breached a security checkpoint. Secret Service agents engaged the individual, with one...

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Bomb attack kills 14, injures 38 in Colombia weeks before presidential election

A deadly highway bomb attack in Colombia's Cauca region has killed 14 and injured 38. The blast occurred as assailants blocked the road. Authorities blame FARC dissidents. This violence escalates security concerns just w...

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