"North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile on Monday morning from its east coast. It landed in the sea within Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to the Japanese …
Chinese among invitees to major US exercise
"Despite ongoing tensions in the South China Sea and several recent tense aerial confrontations, China has been invited to attend next year’s U.S.-hosted Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, the …
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Angela Merkel: EU cannot completely rely on US and Britain any more
"Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding British and US allies, Angela Merkel has warned – saying the EU must now be prepared to ‘take its fate into its own hands’." Source: Angela …
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Iran to Bankroll Pro-Government Militia Fighters in Syria
"The Syrian government has asked Iran to take over the supervision and payroll of thousands of Shi'ite militiamen fighting alongside Russian and Syrian troops in support of President Bashar al-Assad, …
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‘Shocked’ South Korea leader Moon orders probe into U.S. THAAD additions
"South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered a probe after the Defence Ministry failed to inform him that four more launchers for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system had been brought …
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Baltic states push US on Patriot missile defense deployment
"The NATO-aligned Baltic states are to pursue greater collaboration on the joint purchase of offensive weapons systems. Baltic governments, motivated by unease over a more unpredictable Kremlin, also …
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Russia’s Putin drafts new rearmament program
"As part of an ongoing evaluation of Russian procurement priorities over the next decade, President Vladimir Putin has officially postponed the development of a new aircraft carrier and a new class of …
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Trump scolds fellow NATO leaders: Spend more for military
"Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members Thursday for failing to meet the military alliance's financial benchmarks, asserting that leaves it weaker and …
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Venezuela death toll hits 55 amid growing chaos
"Gunshots, electrocutions, suffocation, traffic accidents, tear gas and one frozen water bottle to the head. The last eight weeks of anti-government protests in Venezuela have killed at least 55 …
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Egypt blocks access to news websites including Al-Jazeera and Mada Masr
"Egypt has blocked access to at least 21 news sites critical of the government, notably the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post’s Arabic-language site HuffPost Arabi and the independent website …
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