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Vowing ‘fight to win’ in Afghanistan, Trump” a hasty US withdrawal from…
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President Donald Trump has said a hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill.
He said his original instinct was to pull US forces out, but had instead decided to stay and "fight to win"…
Two dead, eight wounded in Finland stabbing attack
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Two people have been killed in a stabbing attack in western Finland, medical sources report.
Police captured a man suspected of the stabbing in the city of Turku on Friday. He was shot in the leg before he was taken into…
Chinese military raps ‘wrong actions’ by US
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A senior Chinese official has censured the United States for a series of “wrong” activities vis-à-vis China, particularly in the Western Pacific region, saying Sino-American ties have been adversely affected as a result of…
White House Strategist Says US at ‘Economic War’ With China
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The United States is locked in a covert economic war with China, White House chief strategic Steve Bannon claimed in an interview published Wednesday.
"We’re at economic war with China," Bannon told the American Prospect…
Trump defends initial response to #Charlottesville violence
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US President Donald Trump has defended his initial response to last week's bloody rally in Charlottesville, suggesting that the counter-protesters were just as violent as the white supremacists.
On Saturday, thousands of…
North Korea delays Guam strike plan amid global calls for peace
Amid global calls for calm, North Korea’s leader has decided to halt a plan to launch missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam, warning, however, that his country will stay fire-ready while keeping a close eye on Washington’s…
US-led airstrike takes the lives of 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
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An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has killed at least 16 civilians in the eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan.
According to TOLO News, the air raid targeted a civilian vehicle in…
North Korea to fire 4 ballistic missiles targeting US territory
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According to North Korean state media, the Korean People’s Army (KPA) are preparing for the launch of four ballistic missile towards US territory.
North Korean state media stated that, with the permission of supreme…
Four Soldiers Killed in NW Pakistan
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Four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the country’s restive northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a raid on a militant hideout, the military said Wednesday.
The four soldiers including an officer were…
N. Korea Must ‘Stand down’ in Its Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons: Pentagon Chie
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Pentagon chief James Mattis on Wednesday warned North Korea to stop pursuing nuclear weapons and stop considering actions that would lead to the “destruction of its people.”
“The DPRK (Democratic People`s Republic of Korea)…