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The D Brief: US, Japan, S. Korea sign pact; Israel hits school; US warns Lebanon residents; Why is autocracy thriving? ...
New: U.S. Forces Japan will be upgraded to a warfighting command. The Pentagon will expand the three-star command to a joint force headquarters with operational control of U.S. forces based there, part of an effort to deepen ties between the U.S. and …