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US Carrier In South Korea For Show of Force To North

A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for joint military exercises, the US Navy...

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Africa’s Football Emperor Hayatou Kicks Out Controversy

Issa Hayatou, born a prince and emperor of African football for three decades, has been at the centre of scandal -- but...

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Washington Urges N.Korea To Pardon US Student

The US State Department on Tuesday urged North Korea to pardon an American student who was sentenced last year to 15...

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Trump’s New Travel Ban Faces Day In Court

President Donald Trump insists his amended travel ban will survive any legal challenge and it's time to see if he's...

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U.S. Carrier Joins South Korea Drills, North Korea Warns of ‘merciless’ Strikes

As the USS Carl Vinson plowed through seas off South Korea on Tuesday, rival North Korea warned the United States of...

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Trump Envoy Meets Netanyahu In Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Jason Greenblatt met Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in...

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Tillerson To East Asia In Shadow of North Korea Threat

With North Korea's drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump's first foreign...

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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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Trump Invites Palestinian Leader Abbas To White House ‘soon’

US President Donald Trump has invited Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to visit the White House "soon", the official...

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Trump To Speak With Palestinian President Abbas

US President Donald Trump will on Friday speak by telephone with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, the White House...

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Japan, US Conduct Navy Drill In East China Sea

The Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region...

International

US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault

The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...

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New US Environment Chief Questions Carbon Link To Global Warming

The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of...

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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 Rebuffs China Over N.Korea Talks

The United States on Wednesday rebuffed China's appeal for talks with North Korea, saying leader Kim Jong-Un was...

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Amid Political Storm, FBI Chief Says He Will Serve Until 2023

FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday he plans to hold his job until 2023, amid a political storm that has made him a...

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China Calls On N Korea To Suspend Missile and Nuclear Tests

China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming...

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Top US Diplomat To Visit Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing After NKorea Test

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit South Korea, Japan and China, the State Department announced Tuesday,...

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US Envoy At UN Makes Bid For Reviving Israeli-Palestinian Talks

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday discussed reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during her first meeting...