Idrees Ali
Reuters Top News
Washington, DC, United States
Contact Idrees
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Idrees:
US to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border
President Joe Biden's administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in preparation for a possible rise in illegal immigration when COVID-19 border restrictions lift later this month. → Read More
U.S. extends carrier deployment after Syria attack
The United States has decided to extend the deployment of the George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to provide options to policymakers after last week's deadly attacks in Syria by Iran-backed forces, U.S. military officials said on Friday. → Read More
Pentagon chief pledges continued U.S. troop presence in Iraq
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, making an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday nearly 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, said Washington was committed to keeping its military presence in the country → Read More
U.S. military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon
The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off South Carolina's coast on Feb. 4, including key sensors presumably used for intelligence gathering. → Read More
How China's balloon sent the U.S. on a hunt for flying objects
After the U.S. government announced last week that a fleet of Chinese spy balloons had visited the United States undetected in recent years, the military had to admit the obvious: it had an "awareness gap." → Read More
Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet
The U.S. Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to U.S. intelligence experts. → Read More
U.S. fighter jet shoots down unidentified, cylindrical object over Canada
The downing over the Yukon Territory was the second in as many days as North America appeared on higher alert following the China spy balloon. The U.S. offered no new details on the object shot down over Alaska. → Read More
U.S. sites of interest visited by past Chinese balloons, Pentagon says
Four previous Chinese spy balloon flights over the United States passed over sites that would be of interest to Beijing, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, without elaborating on whether they passed over military bases. → Read More
China declined U.S. request for call between defense chiefs after balloon shootdown
China declined a request for a phone call between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe after Washington brought down a Chinese spy balloon, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Tuesday. → Read More
U.S. failed to detect past Chinese spy balloons, Air Force general says
A senior U.S. general responsible for bringing down a Chinese spy balloon said on Monday the military had not detected previous spy balloons before the one that appeared on Jan. 28 over the United States and called it an "awareness gap." → Read More
Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a "clear violation" of U.S. sovereignty. → Read More
Chinese spy balloon changes course, floating over central United States-Pentagon
A Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 60,000 feet (18,300 meters) over the central United States, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the U.S. military said on Friday, in the latest twist to a spying saga that led U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone a visit to China. → Read More
Chinese spy balloon flies over the United States, Pentagon says
A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. → Read More
U.S. transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize
Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Belize, the Pentagon said on Thursday. → Read More
Frank talks and frustration: How the U.S. got to yes on Abrams tanks
They are expensive and hard to maintain. They run on jet fuel. And they are difficult to operate. → Read More
Allies offer more weapons to Ukraine, but no decisions made on tanks
Ukraine has hoped for a rapid shipment of battle tanks to boost its firepower for a spring offensive against Russian forces, but the U.S. urged Kyiv to hold off from mounting such an operation. → Read More
U.S. to increase number of anti-ship missiles in Japan -sources
The United States will significantly increase its anti-ship missile capabilities in Japan as part of a broader effort to deter China, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday. → Read More
Chinese jet came within 10 feet of U.S. military aircraft, U.S. says
The close encounter occurred over the contested South China Sea last week and forced the U.S. aircraft to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the military said. → Read More
No evidence of space aliens so far in the Pentagon's UFO deep-dive
The Pentagon's new push to investigate reports of UFOs has so far not yielded any evidence to suggest that aliens have visited Earth or crash-landed here, senior military leaders said on Friday. → Read More
U.S. Army awards Black Hawk replacement contract to Textron's Bell
The U.S. Army on Monday awarded the contract for its next-generation helicopter to Textron Inc's Bell unit, ending a years-long competition for the technology that will replace the Black Hawk utility helicopter. → Read More