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Iraq: Gulf Arab states can secure Persian Gulf waters alone
Mohammed al-Hakim, the foreign minister of Iraq, tweeted Monday that regional states are capable of securing the strategic waterway themselves.
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Russia says its bombers escorted by US jets over Bering Sea
The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a patrol mission over the Bering Sea, where they were escorted by U.S. fighter jets.
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Afghanistan president rejects foreign interference as US-Taliban talks advance
Afghanistan’s president on Sunday rejected foreign interference as the United States and the Taliban appear to be closing in on a peace deal without the Afghan government at the table.
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North Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul
North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between the U.S. and South Korea.
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Trump: Kim Jong Un’s letter to gripe about US-South Korea military exercises was ‘very beautiful’
U.S. President Donald Trump gave North Korea’s leader a pass for the recent tests of short-range missiles.
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Russia’s military drone makes successful maiden flight
The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.
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US hopes for North Korea nuclear talks despite missile tests
The U.S. is still hoping to hold another round of nuclear talks with North Korea despite the country’s recent missile tests, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.
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Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to push back U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces — an invasion that carries major risks for a highly combustible region in war-devastated Syria.
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Report: ISIS has been rebuilding as US troops withdraw from Syria
Since about half of 2,000 special operations and other train-advise-assist forces returned to the U.S. in the spring, ISIS has been staging a comeback, according to an inspector general report from DoD, the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development released Tuesday.
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China vows to counter US deployment of midrange arms in Asia
China said Tuesday that it “will not stand idly by” and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it plans to do within months.
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Iraq: Gulf Arab states can secure Persian Gulf waters alone
Mohammed al-Hakim, the foreign minister of Iraq, tweeted Monday that regional states are capable of securing the strategic waterway themselves.
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Russia says its bombers escorted by US jets over Bering Sea
The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a patrol mission over the Bering Sea, where they were escorted by U.S. fighter jets.
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Afghanistan president rejects foreign interference as US-Taliban talks advance
Afghanistan’s president on Sunday rejected foreign interference as the United States and the Taliban appear to be closing in on a peace deal without the Afghan government at the table.
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North Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul
North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between the U.S. and South Korea.
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Trump: Kim Jong Un’s letter to gripe about US-South Korea military exercises was ‘very beautiful’
U.S. President Donald Trump gave North Korea’s leader a pass for the recent tests of short-range missiles.
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Russia’s military drone makes successful maiden flight
The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.
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US hopes for North Korea nuclear talks despite missile tests
The U.S. is still hoping to hold another round of nuclear talks with North Korea despite the country’s recent missile tests, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.
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Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to push back U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces — an invasion that carries major risks for a highly combustible region in war-devastated Syria.
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Report: ISIS has been rebuilding as US troops withdraw from Syria
Since about half of 2,000 special operations and other train-advise-assist forces returned to the U.S. in the spring, ISIS has been staging a comeback, according to an inspector general report from DoD, the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development released Tuesday.
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China vows to counter US deployment of midrange arms in Asia
China said Tuesday that it “will not stand idly by” and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it plans to do within months.
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Iraq: Gulf Arab states can secure Persian Gulf waters alone
Mohammed al-Hakim, the foreign minister of Iraq, tweeted Monday that regional states are capable of securing the strategic waterway themselves.
-
Russia says its bombers escorted by US jets over Bering Sea
The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a patrol mission over the Bering Sea, where they were escorted by U.S. fighter jets.
-
Afghanistan president rejects foreign interference as US-Taliban talks advance
Afghanistan’s president on Sunday rejected foreign interference as the United States and the Taliban appear to be closing in on a peace deal without the Afghan government at the table.
-
North Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul
North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between the U.S. and South Korea.
-
Trump: Kim Jong Un’s letter to gripe about US-South Korea military exercises was ‘very beautiful’
U.S. President Donald Trump gave North Korea’s leader a pass for the recent tests of short-range missiles.
-
Russia’s military drone makes successful maiden flight
The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.
-
US hopes for North Korea nuclear talks despite missile tests
The U.S. is still hoping to hold another round of nuclear talks with North Korea despite the country’s recent missile tests, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.
-
Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to push back U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces — an invasion that carries major risks for a highly combustible region in war-devastated Syria.
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Report: ISIS has been rebuilding as US troops withdraw from Syria
Since about half of 2,000 special operations and other train-advise-assist forces returned to the U.S. in the spring, ISIS has been staging a comeback, according to an inspector general report from DoD, the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development released Tuesday.
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China vows to counter US deployment of midrange arms in Asia
China said Tuesday that it “will not stand idly by” and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it plans to do within months.



