Video: US Commander Seeks Permission to Shoot Down Cartel Drones Along the Border

U.S. forces deployed on the southern border may soon get the green light to take down suspicious drones operating overhead. Transnational cartels may be operating these drones as a way to find gaps in ongoing multi-agency border security efforts, or to directly endanger those multi-agency personnel. Testifying at a House Armed Services Committee on April…

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China muzzles online debate on construction standards after Bangkok building collapse

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The collapse of a China-built skyscraper in Bangkok has reignited long-standing concerns over construction safety and Beijing’s ability to police quality standards in its overseas projects. Yet in China, those conversations were quickly silenced. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring…

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