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China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea

China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit...

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US, Australian Officials Warn of Returning Foreign Fighters

Top US and Australian officials on Monday warned battle-hardened and angry foreign fighters may return to Southeast...

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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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Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence...

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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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Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...

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’40 Killed Or Injured’ In Massive Kabul Diplomatic Quarter Blast

At least 40 people were killed or wounded Wednesday as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter,...

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Massive Blast In Kabul Diplomatic Quarter

A massive blast rocked Kabul's diplomatic quarter during the morning rush hour on Wednesday the latest attack to hit...

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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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US-Led Syria Strike Kills Scores of Relatives of IS Fighters

Dozens of relatives of Islamic State fighters were killed on Friday in new US-led strikes on Syria, just hours after...

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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...

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EU’s Tusk Says No ‘common Position’ On Russia With Trump

European Union president Donald Tusk said talks with US President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed no "common...

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Qatar Faces Hostile Campaign, Particularly In US

Qatar has been targeted by a hostile campaign, particularly in the US media, its foreign minister said, a day after the...

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Taliban Attack On Afghan Army Base Kills 10 Soldiers

At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban militants stormed their army base in the southern province of...

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Militant Attack On Afghan Army Base Kills 10 Soldiers

At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar,...