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Kim-Trump border meeting: History or just a photo-op?
It sure looked historic: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other Sunday from opposite sides of a strip of land that marks one of the world’s most dangerous places. They shook hands and then Trump stepped over the concrete slab that marks the borderline between the Koreas, becoming…
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Trump, making history, steps into North Korea
What was intended to be an impromptu exchange of pleasantries turned into a 50-minute meeting, another historic first in the yearlong rapprochement between the two technically warring nations.
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Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions
The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts. It didn’t reach the 60-vote threshold needed for passage. But lawmakers said the majority showing sent a strong message that Trump cannot continue relying on the nearly two-decade-old war authorizations…
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Suspected suicide bombings in Philippine army camp kills 7
The military has deployed large numbers of troops to predominantly Muslim Sulu to bolster a months-long offensive against remnants of the Abu Sayyaf, which is listed by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization for bombings, ransom kidnappings and beheadings.
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U.S.-led coalition: ISIS militants cleared from Syrian village in massive operation
The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve aided approximately 1,000 Syrian Democratic Force soldiers in wiping out the Syrian town of ISIS militants on June 18, after the ISIS fighters intimidated community leaders and infiltrated the village.
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Seoul: US ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearization
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for “constructive” talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit “simultaneously and in parallel,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
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Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
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NATO chief leaves all options open to counter Russia missile
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday refused to rule out that the military alliance might adapt its nascent missile defense shield to counter the potential threat posed by a new Russian missile system.
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Officials did not identify those killed, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy preventing the release of names of the service members killed in action until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.
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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 — less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
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Kim-Trump border meeting: History or just a photo-op?
It sure looked historic: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other Sunday from opposite sides of a strip of land that marks one of the world’s most dangerous places. They shook hands and then Trump stepped over the concrete slab that marks the borderline between the Koreas, becoming…
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Trump, making history, steps into North Korea
What was intended to be an impromptu exchange of pleasantries turned into a 50-minute meeting, another historic first in the yearlong rapprochement between the two technically warring nations.
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Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions
The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts. It didn’t reach the 60-vote threshold needed for passage. But lawmakers said the majority showing sent a strong message that Trump cannot continue relying on the nearly two-decade-old war authorizations…
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Suspected suicide bombings in Philippine army camp kills 7
The military has deployed large numbers of troops to predominantly Muslim Sulu to bolster a months-long offensive against remnants of the Abu Sayyaf, which is listed by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization for bombings, ransom kidnappings and beheadings.
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U.S.-led coalition: ISIS militants cleared from Syrian village in massive operation
The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve aided approximately 1,000 Syrian Democratic Force soldiers in wiping out the Syrian town of ISIS militants on June 18, after the ISIS fighters intimidated community leaders and infiltrated the village.
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Seoul: US ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearization
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for “constructive” talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit “simultaneously and in parallel,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
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Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
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NATO chief leaves all options open to counter Russia missile
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday refused to rule out that the military alliance might adapt its nascent missile defense shield to counter the potential threat posed by a new Russian missile system.
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Officials did not identify those killed, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy preventing the release of names of the service members killed in action until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.
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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 — less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
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Kim-Trump border meeting: History or just a photo-op?
It sure looked historic: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other Sunday from opposite sides of a strip of land that marks one of the world’s most dangerous places. They shook hands and then Trump stepped over the concrete slab that marks the borderline between the Koreas, becoming…
-
Trump, making history, steps into North Korea
What was intended to be an impromptu exchange of pleasantries turned into a 50-minute meeting, another historic first in the yearlong rapprochement between the two technically warring nations.
-
Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions
The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts. It didn’t reach the 60-vote threshold needed for passage. But lawmakers said the majority showing sent a strong message that Trump cannot continue relying on the nearly two-decade-old war authorizations…
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Suspected suicide bombings in Philippine army camp kills 7
The military has deployed large numbers of troops to predominantly Muslim Sulu to bolster a months-long offensive against remnants of the Abu Sayyaf, which is listed by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization for bombings, ransom kidnappings and beheadings.
-
U.S.-led coalition: ISIS militants cleared from Syrian village in massive operation
The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve aided approximately 1,000 Syrian Democratic Force soldiers in wiping out the Syrian town of ISIS militants on June 18, after the ISIS fighters intimidated community leaders and infiltrated the village.
-
Seoul: US ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearization
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for “constructive” talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit “simultaneously and in parallel,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
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Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
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NATO chief leaves all options open to counter Russia missile
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday refused to rule out that the military alliance might adapt its nascent missile defense shield to counter the potential threat posed by a new Russian missile system.
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Officials did not identify those killed, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy preventing the release of names of the service members killed in action until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.
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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 — less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
