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NATO considers missile defense upgrade, risking further tensions with Russia
Date: 2019-07-05 17:42:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:8011424
NATO military officials are exploring whether to upgrade their defenses to make them capable of shooting down newly deployed Russian intermediate-range nuclear missiles after a landmark arms treaty dissolves next month, according to three European ....
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Iran summons British ambassador in Tehran over ‘illegal seizure’ of oil tanker
Date: 2019-07-04 23:28:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:8010363
Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the “illegal seizure” of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying. British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in ....
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Russia protests Japan's move to designate Kuril Islands as Japanese in G20 summit docs
Date: 2019-07-04 23:26:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:8010362
The Kremlin voiced its indignation towards Japan after Tokyo indicated that the contentious Kuril Islands were Japanese territory in the documents prepared for the G20 summit, Sputnik news agency reported Thursday. Russian Foreign Ministry ....
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White House: 'Little doubt' Iran was enriching uranium under Obama administration's watch
Date: 2019-07-02 07:46:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8005991
US President Donald Trump has said that Iran is "playing with fire," hours after the country effectively acknowledged that it was violating the terms of the 2015 multinational nuclear accord and threatened to pursue weapons-grade uranium as soon ....
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CNN: Trump leaves South Korea
Date: 2019-06-30 14:39:52 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:8003693
US President Donald Trump has departed South Korea, concluding his four-day, three-night visit to Asia, CNN said on Sunday. Trump took 20 steps into North Korea, making history as the first serving US leader to set foot in the hermit ....
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29,000 children of foreign fighters still in Syria -- UN
Date: 2019-06-25 08:20:08 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:5 - ID:7995768
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday called urged countries to repatriate family members of suspected foreign fighters in Syria, including some 29,000 foreign children of Daesh extremists. Bachelet added that more ....
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Egypt condoles with Ethiopia over senior officials murder
Date: 2019-06-25 06:49:44 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:2 - ID:7995679
Egypt has offered condolences to the Ethiopian government and people over the murder of chief-of-staff of the Ethiopian army Seare Mekonnen and other senior officials. In a press statement on Monday, Egypt wished mercy for the victims and ....
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US launches cyber-attack against Iran's missile systems
Date: 2019-06-22 23:41:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7992333
US President Donald Trump approved an offensive cyber strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches, The Washington Post quoted people familiar with the matter as saying Saturday. The cyber strikes, ....
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Germany warns of 'risk of war' in Gulf
Date: 2019-06-20 00:47:22 GMT - Germany - International - SN:2 - ID:7988357
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned that all-out conflict between the United States and Iran was still a possibility, Deutsche Welle reported Wednesday. "The risk of war has not been averted," said Maas at a joint press conference with his ....
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US sending 1,000 additional troops to ME
Date: 2019-06-18 08:43:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7985295
The Pentagon announced that the US will send 1,000 additional US forces and more military resources to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, CNN reported. "In response to a request from the US Central Command for additional forces, and with ....
