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US to Europe: Fix Open Skies Treaty or we quit

A meeting in Brussels may be the first step toward the end of the Open Skies Treaty, but European allies are scrambling to save it.

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The United States government fears its falling behind China in the battle for 5G. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Does the federal government need a 5G coordinator?

A bipartisan group of senators called on the White House to name a 5G coordinator to tackle what lawmakers described as an “unprecedented security challenge” presented by the new technology.

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This picture taken on November 18, 2019 shows the aftermath of a reported air strike on a factory south of the Libyan capital Tripoli where several people were killed according to a spokesman of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). (Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

Italy confirms military drone crashed in Libya

After reports of the incident began to circulate on the internet Wednesday, the Italian military general staff confirmed that “contact was lost with an Italian Air Force drone, which subsequently crashed in Libyan territory.”

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A NATO airborne warning and control systems aircraft prepares to land at an air base on Sept. 8, 2017, in Konya, Turkey. (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)

NATO to upgrade its AWACS surveillance aircraft for $1 billion

The news comes coupled with an announcement that the first of five Global Hawk drones making up the Alliance Ground Surveillance program was en route from the United States to its future home base at Sigonella, Sicily.

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This satellite image collected Nov. 19 via the WorldView-1 satellite shows China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier shortly after arriving in port near the Yulin Naval Base on Hainan island, China. The carrier has been referred to as Type-001A. It was sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Nov. 17. Seven Shenyang J-15 fighter aircraft can be seen on the deck of the carrier along with several helicopters, their blades stowed in a travel position. (Maxar Technologies)

Satellite images reveal location of China’s first locally built aircraft carrier

This high-resolution imagery shows a total of seven Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark multirole fighters onboard the carrier’s flight deck, along with four Changhe Z-18 helicopters.

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Turkish soldiers at a position east of the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-AIn watch as a tank fires on positions held by fighters from the Syrian Democratic Army (SDF) on October 28, 2019. (NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Best photos of the week: Nov. 4, 2019

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Vice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, speaks at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 8, 2019. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

Money Minute: Holiday Spending and Credit Cards

On this week's Money Minute, Personal finance expert Jeanette Mack offers her tips on holiday spending.