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China Slams Pentagon Report On Overseas Military Bases
Beijing on Wednesday dismissed as "irresponsible" an annual US Defense Department report that predicted China would...
UN Braces For Up To 200,000 Iraqis To Flee Mosul
As many as 200,000 Iraqis may try in the coming days to flee areas of Mosul under the control of the Islamic State...
As US Mulls Action On Steel, Foreign Producers Urge Caution
Foreign steel producers on Wednesday called for prudence as the Trump administration considers possible actions to...
US Military Confirms Apparent Failed N.Korea Missile Test
The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch...
Iraq Says No Sign of IS Chemical Weapons Use In Mosul
Iraq's UN envoy said Friday there was no evidence that the Islamic State group had used chemical weapons in the battle...
Pentagon Probe After Female US Marines Pictured Naked
The US Defense Department is investigating allegations that Marines distributed nude pictures of female service...
Russian, Syrian Regime Convoys Enter Northern Syria City
Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic...
IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says
Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd...
US Warns of Growing Piracy Risk Off West Africa
The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries...