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SECDEF: US has withdrawn from INF, will ‘fully pursue’ development of new missile systems
A landmark arms control treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed three decades ago is dead, prompting fears of a new global arms race.
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US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
The Islamic State remains a global threat despite losing the once vast territory it held in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials said Thursday in warning about persistent violence from underground cells and an expansion of militants into new areas.
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US envoy says Afghanistan peace agreement possible in next Taliban talks
The United States peace envoy to Afghanistan met with Pakistan’s prime minister and other top officials ahead of his flight to Qatar for a crucial round of peace talks with the Taliban.
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South Korea: North Korea launched projectiles into sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice Friday into the sea off its eastern coast in its third weapons tests in just over a week.
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North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket launch system
North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test firings of a new multiple rocket launcher system he sees as soon serving a “main role” in his military’s land combat operations.
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Pompeo backtracks on Afghanistan withdrawal by fall 2020
Earlier in the week, the secretary of state suggested a major troop withdrawal before the 2020 presidential election.
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Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, its second weapons test in less than a week.
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More civilians have died by Afghan forces, allies than by militants in Afghanistan in the first half of 2019, UN says
More civilians were killed by Afghan and international coalition forces in Afghanistan in the first half of this year than by the Taliban and other militants, the U.N. mission said in a report released Tuesday.
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Secretary of state: Trump wants troops out of Afghanistan before the 2020 election
The comments came just a few hours before U.S. officials announced two more military deaths in the country.
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Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghanistan government
An Afghan official said Sunday that the government would hold its first-ever direct talks with the Taliban within two weeks, but the insurgents quickly denied any such meeting was planned and reiterated their opposition to negotiating with government representatives in their official capacity.
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SECDEF: US has withdrawn from INF, will ‘fully pursue’ development of new missile systems
A landmark arms control treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed three decades ago is dead, prompting fears of a new global arms race.
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US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
The Islamic State remains a global threat despite losing the once vast territory it held in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials said Thursday in warning about persistent violence from underground cells and an expansion of militants into new areas.
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US envoy says Afghanistan peace agreement possible in next Taliban talks
The United States peace envoy to Afghanistan met with Pakistan’s prime minister and other top officials ahead of his flight to Qatar for a crucial round of peace talks with the Taliban.
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South Korea: North Korea launched projectiles into sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice Friday into the sea off its eastern coast in its third weapons tests in just over a week.
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North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket launch system
North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test firings of a new multiple rocket launcher system he sees as soon serving a “main role” in his military’s land combat operations.
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Pompeo backtracks on Afghanistan withdrawal by fall 2020
Earlier in the week, the secretary of state suggested a major troop withdrawal before the 2020 presidential election.
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Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, its second weapons test in less than a week.
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More civilians have died by Afghan forces, allies than by militants in Afghanistan in the first half of 2019, UN says
More civilians were killed by Afghan and international coalition forces in Afghanistan in the first half of this year than by the Taliban and other militants, the U.N. mission said in a report released Tuesday.
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Secretary of state: Trump wants troops out of Afghanistan before the 2020 election
The comments came just a few hours before U.S. officials announced two more military deaths in the country.
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Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghanistan government
An Afghan official said Sunday that the government would hold its first-ever direct talks with the Taliban within two weeks, but the insurgents quickly denied any such meeting was planned and reiterated their opposition to negotiating with government representatives in their official capacity.
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SECDEF: US has withdrawn from INF, will ‘fully pursue’ development of new missile systems
A landmark arms control treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed three decades ago is dead, prompting fears of a new global arms race.
-
US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
The Islamic State remains a global threat despite losing the once vast territory it held in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials said Thursday in warning about persistent violence from underground cells and an expansion of militants into new areas.
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US envoy says Afghanistan peace agreement possible in next Taliban talks
The United States peace envoy to Afghanistan met with Pakistan’s prime minister and other top officials ahead of his flight to Qatar for a crucial round of peace talks with the Taliban.
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South Korea: North Korea launched projectiles into sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice Friday into the sea off its eastern coast in its third weapons tests in just over a week.
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North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket launch system
North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test firings of a new multiple rocket launcher system he sees as soon serving a “main role” in his military’s land combat operations.
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Pompeo backtracks on Afghanistan withdrawal by fall 2020
Earlier in the week, the secretary of state suggested a major troop withdrawal before the 2020 presidential election.
-
Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, its second weapons test in less than a week.
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More civilians have died by Afghan forces, allies than by militants in Afghanistan in the first half of 2019, UN says
More civilians were killed by Afghan and international coalition forces in Afghanistan in the first half of this year than by the Taliban and other militants, the U.N. mission said in a report released Tuesday.
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Secretary of state: Trump wants troops out of Afghanistan before the 2020 election
The comments came just a few hours before U.S. officials announced two more military deaths in the country.
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Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghanistan government
An Afghan official said Sunday that the government would hold its first-ever direct talks with the Taliban within two weeks, but the insurgents quickly denied any such meeting was planned and reiterated their opposition to negotiating with government representatives in their official capacity.



