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Rather unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr is to depart the Justice Department before Christmas. According to Business Insider, the AG fell out of Trump's good graces when he failed to produce quality opposition research to use before the election. Things got even worse when Barr publicly made comments flying in the face of Trump's conspiracy theory about the election having been 'stolen' from him. During his tenure, Barr was described by some legal scholars as acting more like the president's personal defense lawyer than the US's chief law enforcement officer. Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will become Acting Attorney General. Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General.
Welome to China's Cold War era secret nuclear bunker. Called the 816 Nuclear Military Plant, the former underground fallout shelter and nuclear energy production facility is now recognized as the world's largest man-made cave. Hidden under the mountains in China's Chongqing region, the 816 plant served as the fall-back contingency location for Chinese political and military leadership in case of nuclear war, but the secretive location has now opened its doors to the public for the first time in October.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled his plans to increase the country's defence budget and 'rebuild' the military, during a campaign rally at the Union League in Philadelphia on Tuesday. According to recent polls Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton with 55 percent to 36 percent among Americans who currently serve or have previously served in the US military.
The US Senate passes a major military aid package for Ukraine, with President Joe Biden vowing new arms supplies in the $61 billion measure will be delivered swiftly to the warzone as Russia makes battlefield gains. IMAGES
The NATO flag is hoisted at a military base in the Swedish capital Stockholm, symbolising the Nordic country's accession into the military alliance. On 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment. IMAGES
Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. SOUNDBITE
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