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US Deploys More Troops In Syria, Turning Up Heat On IS

The United States turned up the heat on the Islamic State group Thursday, sending an additional 400 US troops into...

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Iran Successfully Tests Naval Missile

Iran has successfully test-fired a naval missile which hit its target 250 kilometres away, local news agencies reported...

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US Move On North Korea Tests Risks China Clash

Washington is scrambling to develop a new strategy to counter North Korea's aggressive nuclear weapon and missile...

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US Marines Deploy Artillery Battery To Syria

The United States has sent a Marine Corps artillery battery into Syria to help defeat the Islamic State group in Raqa,...

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Iran Accuses US of Stirring Tensions In Gulf

A senior official in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday accused the United States of provoking tensions...

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Shatta Wale Shuts Down Legon

There was never a dull moment from the time he mounted the stage to his exit. Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale performed...

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Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks

US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to...

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Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Weigh Anti-IS Steps

The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next steps in...

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Former Gitmo Detainee Killed

A former inmate of Guantanamo Bay has been killed by a US air strike in Yemen targeting al-Qaeda, the Pentagon said....

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Turkey Steps Back From Striking Syria’s Manbij

Turkey on Monday stepped back from threats to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces deployed in Manbij, a former Islamic...

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Former Guantanamo Inmate Killed In US Strike In Yemen

A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, the Defense Department said Monday, as...

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US Sends Extra Troops Into Syrian City of Manbij

The Pentagon said Monday it has sent additional US troops into northern Syria in a show of strength aimed at deterring...

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Fifth Night of Suspected US Raids On Yemen

Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished...

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China Defense Budget Rises At Slowest Pace In Decades

China's defence budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage increase since...

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Ebony Shines At Pentagon Hall Week Celebration With Erotic Performance

She is known as the ‘bad girl’ of Ghana’s music industry due to her provocative style of dressing coupled with...

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New Wave of US Air Raids On Qaeda In Yemen

The United States on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as jihadists fled from towns...

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Iran Blows US Fifth Fleet Out of the Water In Animated Film

A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the latest effort to...

International

Trump Administration To Propose ‘dramatic Reductions’ In Foreign Aid

The White House budget director confirmed Saturday that the Trump administration will propose "fairly dramatic...

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Obama Waged Cyber War To Try and Sabotage North Korea’s Missile Tests

In hopes of sabotaging North Korea's missile tests, former president Barack Obama reportedly ordered Pentagon officials...