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- 1Greenland emerges as US military's Arctic watchtower on China●Keep out: why Greenland is the US military’s new eyes in the Arctic on China
Greenland is taking on a growing role as the US military's forward listening post in the Arctic, as Washington monitors Chinese activity in the region. The island's strategic position between North America and Europe makes it key to early-warning radar and missile defence. Coverage notes rising US-China rivalry is pushing both countries to compete for influence over the Arctic, and over Greenland itself.
- 2Military Bibles from Gettysburg to Antarctica reveal families' wartime prayers●From Gettysburg to Antarctica, military Bibles reveal prayers of families who sent loved ones to war
A report highlights military Bibles carried by American service members from the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg to Antarctica, showing handwritten prayers and inscriptions left by families who sent loved ones to war. The artifacts offer a personal window into faith, sacrifice and separation across generations of American military history, and are drawing attention for their emotional and historical weight.