"General Gatot Nurmantyo had been invited to Washington to attend a conference on countering violent extremism. That invitation came from one of the most powerful military officials in the US — …
US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
"The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991." Source: EXCLUSIVE: US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers …
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Raqqa to be part of decentralized Syria, say Kurdish-led militia
"Raqqa will be part of a decentralized federal Syria now the city has been freed from Islamic State, the U.S.-backed militias that captured it said on Friday, tying its future to Kurdish-led plans to …
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Amman will not host Hamas offices: Jordan official
"Hamas will not be allowed to open any offices in the Jordanian capital despite the group’s apparent reconciliation with rival Palestinian faction Fatah, a senior Jordanian official said …
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Three Wise Men: Xi Seeks to Join Mao and Deng in China’s ‘Holy Scripture’
"President seeks to have his eponymous ideological slogan enshrined in party constitution, a mark only conferred to country’s most revered leaders" Source: Three Wise Men: Xi Seeks to Join Mao and …
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Trump UN envoy: Russia’s election interference is ‘warfare’
"Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump’s chief envoy to the United Nations, cast Russian interference in the 2016 election as ‘warfare’ on Thursday, breaking in tone, if not substance, from a president …
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Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president
"A Baghdad court issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region on Thursday for saying that Iraqi forces had ‘occupied’ the disputed province of Kirkuk …
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State Department: ‘Not aware’ of Iranian coordination with Iraq
“The State Department on Thursday cast doubt on reports that Iranian military forces have cooperated with Iraq in a brewing fight with a key U.S. partner in the country." Source: State Department: …
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US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk
"U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk, according to an American volunteer and …
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EU leaders to recommit to Iran nuclear deal whatever Trump decides
"European Union leaders will on Thursday reaffirm their full commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, regardless of whether an increasingly critical United States pulls …
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