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China’s Top Diplomat Holds Talks With Trump On N. Korea

China's top diplomat told Donald Trump that Beijing was willing to keep working with Washington to defuse tensions on...

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US and China Officials Meet Under North Korea Cloud

Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear...

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S. Korean Leader Blames North For Warmbier Death

South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Tuesday that North Korea bears responsibility for the death of US student Otto...

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US Tries To Use Better China Ties To Press North Korea

Washington will host two of China's most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world's greatest...

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US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with...

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US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with...

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US Says ‘worst Behind Us’ In Qatar Crisis

Progress has been made towards resolving the crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors after senior US officials met...

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Defence Secretary Jim Mattis Warns Military Needs Additional Funding

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis claimed he was 'shocked' by the state of the US military's readiness, blaming legal budget...

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Pentagon Chief Warns North Korea Is ‘most Urgent’ Threat To Peace

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Monday warned that North Korea poses the most urgent threat to international peace and...

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Lithuania Warns Russian Drill May Mask Troop Build-Up

Lithuania's defense minister on Wednesday warned that a Russian military exercise later this year may serve as cover...

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Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...

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Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines

There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from...

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Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China

China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning...

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Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China

China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning...

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Civilian Deaths A ‘fact of Life’ In War On IS, Pentagon Head Says

Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing...

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Car Bomber Kills 13 In East Afghanistan On First Day of Ramadan

A suicide car bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, officials said, in the first...

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Car Bomber Kills 18 In East Afghanistan On First Day of Ramadan

A suicide car bomber killed 18 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, the first day of the holy...

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New Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers

At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...

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Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers

At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...