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US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...

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US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two...

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Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of...

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US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...

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North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula

A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, it...

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US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To N Korea

The USS Carl Vinson (left) and other warships were in the Indian Ocean over the weekend A US aircraft carrier and other...

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Philippines, US To Hold Annual ‘Balikatan’ Military Drills

The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its...

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G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’

The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...

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Syria War: Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’

G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...

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Russian Anger Over Boris Johnson’s Decision To Cancel Moscow Trip

Russia has hit out at Boris Johnson's decision to scrap a planned trip to Moscow after discussions with the US. The...

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Russia Responsible ‘by Proxy’ For Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87...

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UK Blames Russia For Syria Deaths

Russia is to blame for “every civilian death” in the chemical weapons attack last week in Syria, Defence Secretary...

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Royals To Commemorate Defining WW1 Battle

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are to join more than 25,000 people in northern France to mark the centenary of...

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UK Accused of ‘losing Cool’ On Gibraltar By Spanish Minister

Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said his government had been "surprised by the tone of comments coming out...

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Sri Lanka Signals Arrests Over High-Profile Killings

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said Wednesday he would not protect anyone guilty of murder during the civil...

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Japan Loans Manila Military Planes For South China Sea

The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes...

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Seven Held After Armed Police Raids

Seven arrests have been made in raids following the Westminster attack that left four dead, police have said. Acting...

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London Attack: Seven Held After Westminster Attack

Seven arrests have been made in raids following the Westminster attack that left four dead, police have said. Acting...