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Trump: Opioid ‘national shame’ a public health emergency
US President Donald Trump has called America’s painkiller-addiction crisis a “national shame” as he declared it a public health emergency. Mr Trump announced a plan to target the abuse of opioids, which kill more than 140 Americans each day. The president has previously promised to declare a national emergency, which would have triggered federal funding…
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Pentagon chief in South Korea amid North Korean nuclear threats
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea Pentagon boss Jim Mattis arrived in South Korea on Friday to meet with the nation’s top defense officials and American military commanders on the front line in countering North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Mattis is emphasizing the Trump administration’s push for a diplomatic solution to the problem. But he also…
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On the Left, the Missing Debate over the Iran Deal
Did Obama foreclose better future options for the U.S. than a choice between acquiescence and war? The answer will soon come into focus. President Trump’s decision to remain in the nuclear agreement with Iran while working to fix its numerous flaws has temporarily put to bed an ideological debate, which I discussed in a recent…
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North Korea doubles down on threat to test nukes over Pacific
The North Korean foreign minister’s warnings about a nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken “literally,” a senior Pyongyang official told CNN. “The foreign minister is very well aware of the intentions of our supreme leader, so I think you should take his words literally,” Ri Yong Pil, a senior diplomat in North…
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Report U S to allow refugees from all countries under new rules
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Report: U.S. to allow refugees from all countries under new rules
The White House plans to allow refugees from all countries to enter the United States under new rules that will be announced Tuesday as a 120-day ban on refugee admissions comes to an end, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The ban on refugee admissions was part of an executive order by…
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North Korea threats at ‘unprecedented, critical’ level, Japan official says
Bolton: Time running out to deal with North Korea threat Amb. John Bolton, Fox News contributor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, says the rogue nation is getting closer to having the U.S. over a barrel. The threat of nuclear war posed by North Korea has grown to an “unprecedented” level amid escalating…
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‘Another missile test will mean WAR’ Shock warning of Chinese BLITZ on North Korea
A CHINESE academic with close links to officials inside the country’s defence establishment has revealed that China is prepared to “go to war” with North Korea. In a shocking bombshell interview, an academic with close ties to the Chinese government has warned war with North Korea was on the table. Chong Sho-Hu, who is a professor of…
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CIA chief: North Korea ‘on cusp’ of nuclear capability
Image: Reuters North Korea has ramped up its missile testing in recent months. CIA director Mike Pompeo has warned that North Korea is on the cusp of being able to hit the US with a nuclear missile. He stressed Washington still preferred diplomacy and sanctions but said military force remained an option. North Korea claims…
