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Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn Did Not Report Russia Payments
Former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn never reported receiving payments from Russian entities on...
Senators Invited To White House For North Korea Briefing
US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...
UN Should Consider ‘stronger Sanctions’ On N.Korea
The UN Security Council must be ready to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs,...
Military, Other Leaders To Brief Senators On N. Korea
US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...
US Supercarrier Due In Sea of Japan ‘in Days’
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, after...
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...
US Naval Armada To Be In Sea of Japan In Days
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said in Australia...
S.Korea Outrage Over Trump’s China Comment
Buffeted by the currents of diplomacy, South Korea is sometimes described as a "shrimp between two whales", and US...
‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained...
Trump Orders Steel Imports Probe In ‘fight For American Workers’
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an expedited probe into US steel imports in a bid to bolster "America First"...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...
US Defence Secretary Arrives In Cairo For Sisi Meeting
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in Cairo Thursday on the latest leg of a regional tour, as ties with Egypt...
US Tries To Clear Waters After N. Korea ‘armada’ Confusion
The Trump administration on Wednesday tried to clear the waters after it gave confusing messages concerning the...
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...
We Never Said the Armada Was On Its Way, White House Says
In a face-saving declaration, the White House on Wednesday claimed the president's comments about the carrier strike...
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...
Yemen Drone Strikes Kill Five Qaeda Suspects
Two strikes apparently carried out by US drones killed five suspected Al-Qaeda members in Yemen overnight, military...
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...
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...