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US responds to Russian threat after shoot-down of Syrian jet
Date: 2017-06-20 07:11:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:6862253
US pilots operating over Syria won't hesitate to defend themselves from Russian threats, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday in the latest escalation between the two superpowers since a US jet shot down a Syrian aircraft on Sunday. "We do not ....
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Tillerson cancels Mexico trip to focus on resolving Qatar crisis
Date: 2017-06-17 08:50:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:6858105
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson canceled a trip to Mexico next week to focus on resolving the crisis in Qatar, Sky News reported Saturday. Tillerson had been expected to go to Cancun for less than 24 hours Monday for a meeting of the ....
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US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collides with merchant boat
Date: 2017-06-17 08:50:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6858103
The US Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese coastguard after a US destroyer collided with a merchant vessel, Sky News reported. The extent of injuries to US personnel "is being determined", the US Navy said in a statement. The USS ....
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Cuba denounces Trump's policy rollback
Date: 2017-06-17 08:28:36 GMT - Cuba - International - SN:2 - ID:6858077
Cuba's government has denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to roll back on policy changes towards the island nation, the BBC reported Saturday. However, it said it will still co-operate with its larger neighbor. Speaking earlier in ....
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Trump gives Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-06-14 08:32:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:6854093
US President Donald Trump has given the Pentagon new authority to decide the troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said. The move could lead to a deployment of thousands more troops as commanders decide the way forward in the 15-year-old ....
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Flames engulf tower block in London
Date: 2017-06-14 08:30:41 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:6854090
A huge fire has raged through the night at a west London tower block, with eyewitnesses claiming people were trapped inside, the BBC reported Wednesday. More than 200 firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell Tower in north ....
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Trump pledges to hold news conference on Daesh fight in 'two weeks'
Date: 2017-06-13 07:41:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6852455
President Donald Trump on Monday said he plans to hold a news conference “in two weeks” on the fight against Daesh, Politico said. “We’ve had tremendous success against Daesh in our fight in the Middle East, where we’re doing very, very well,” ....
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North Korea fires anti-ship missiles, says South Korea
Date: 2017-06-08 08:24:01 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:6846020
North Korea has fired several anti-ship cruise missiles off its east coast, the BBC quoted South Korea's military as saying. Authorities said the weapons, launched on Thursday morning near the city of Wonsan, appeared to be short-range ....
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Trump urges Arab unity in call to Saudi Arabia's King Salman
Date: 2017-06-07 08:41:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6844478
US President Donald Trump has called Saudi King Salman ben Abdul Aziz to urge Gulf unity amid an escalating dispute over Qatar's alleged support for militants, the BBC reported. "His [Mr Trump's] message was that we need unity in the region to ....
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Gunmen kill one guard, injure 2 inside Iran parliament
Date: 2017-06-07 08:02:28 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:6844406
A shooting incident has been reported on Wednesday inside Iran's Parliament killing one guard. Four armed men has charged at security officers guarding the front gate of Iranian Parliament this morning, shooting at one guard and fleeing the ....
