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China Condemns US after Warship Sails near Disputed Reef in South China Sea

China on Thursday accused the US of trespassing after an American warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, the first such operation by President Donald Trump’s administration in the disputed waterway. The row comes during a period of warming relations between the countries with ...

May 25, 2017

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North Korea Declares Medium-Range Missile Ready for Deployment

North Korea on Monday declared its medium-range Pukguksong-2 missile ready for deployment after a weekend test, the latest step in its quest to defy UN sanctions and develop an intercontinental rocket capable of striking US targets. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw Sunday’s ...

May 22, 2017

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North Korea Fires another Ballistic Missile despite Sanctions Threats

North Korea test-fired Sunday a ballistic missile, the latest in a series of launches which have sparked international condemnation and threats of tougher UN sanctions. The South's military said it could not yet identify the type of missile fired from Pukchang in South Pyongan province but it travelled about 500 ...

May 21, 2017

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20 Policemen Killed in Taliban Raid South Afghanistan

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the volatile southern province of Zabul, AFP reported. Local officials made desperate calls to journalists to seek attention as they were unable to get hold of senior authorities for help, media reported, highlighting ...

May 21, 2017

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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Members of Afghan Family

Eleven members of an Afghan family, mostly women and children, were killed Friday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb while they were travelling for an engagement ceremony in the country’s volatile east. The attack occurred in the Mohammad Agha district of Laghman province but no militant group has so ...

May 19, 2017

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Chinese Military Planes Intercept US Aircraft: Reports

Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, media in the United States reported Thursday, citing US officials. NBC News reported that the US aircraft, a WC-135 Constant Phoenix, was conducting a routine mission in international airspace Wednesday when it was intercepted over the ...

May 19, 2017

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China’s Xi Calls for S. Korea Ties to Get back on Track

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a South Korean envoy on Friday he was willing to put relations back on a “normal track” amid tensions over a US anti-missile system deployed on the Korean peninsula. In an apparent fence-mending move, South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In dispatched his envoy Lee Hae-Chan ...

May 19, 2017

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Suicide Bombers Storm Afghan State Broadcaster

Suicide bombers stormed the national television station in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city on Wednesday, killing six people as gunfights and explosions rocked the building with journalists trapped inside, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least 17 others were left wounded in the four-hour assault on Radio Television Afghanistan, which marks the latest ...

May 17, 2017

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S. Korea’s Moon: ‘High Possibility’ of Clashes with North

South Korean President Moon Jae-In warned Wednesday there was a “high possibility” of military clashes along the border with North Korea. Moon, who was sworn in last week, warned that the North’s nuclear and rocket programs were “advancing rapidly”, days after Pyongyang launched what appeared to be its longest-range missile ...

May 17, 2017

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Gunmen Storm State Broadcaster in Eastern Afghanistan

Militants stormed the national television and radio station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, triggering a gunfight as journalists remained trapped inside the building, officials and eyewitnesses said. No insurgent group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack in Nangarhar province, a hotbed of ISIL Takfiris, ...

May 17, 2017