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‘No Doubt’ Syria Responsible For Deadly Chemical Attack

The United States has "no doubt" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for last week's...

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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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Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia

Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...

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US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets

Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon...

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Trump Announces Army Secretary Pick

President Donald Trump on Friday announced his pick for the next secretary of the US Army, a state senator from...

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EU, French Militaries Prepare To Go It Alone After Brexit, US Warnings

Brexit will see the departure of the EU’s largest military force, leaving France as the bloc’s main military power....

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Demands NATO Allies Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's...

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Rex Tillerson To Push NATO Allies To Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump's demand for NATO...

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The Pentagon ‘has Been Let Off the Leash’ Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is experiencing greater freedom to run wars without seeking White House...

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Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...

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Tillerson To Meet Allies As NATO Races To Save Talks

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as...

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US Military Chiefs Defend Diplomacy In Face of Trump Cuts

President Donald Trump's proposed gutting of the State Department budget and other "soft power" agencies could hamper...

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Transatlantic Bond ‘getting Stronger’

The transatlantic bond is "getting stronger," Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO's Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the...

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NATO Chief To Visit US For First Time Since Trump Elected

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg headed for Washington on Monday for the first time since US President Donald Trump was...

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Former Trump Aide Flynn Paid Over $55,000 By Russian Entities

Russian and Russia-linked entities paid President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Mike Flynn $55,500...

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US Plans For Syria Include Another 1,000 Troops

Up to 1,000 additional US troops could deploy to northern Syria under provisional plans drawn up by the Pentagon, a US...

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Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Denounced By Over 130 Experts

Over 130 US foreign policy experts have denounced President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying it undermines...

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US Military Faces Burgeoning Nude Picture-Sharing Scandal

The Pentagon faced a burgeoning scandal Friday as more pictures of naked female service members apparently shared...