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North Korea tells U.S. to come up with deal or face bigger missile tests: ‘There is a limit to our patience’
North Korea has warned the United States that it may resume new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests if progress was not made soon on the countries’ bilateral peace process. In a commentary published Thursday by the official Korean Central News Agency, a North Korea Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused U.S. diplomats of arriving at recent working-level…
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North Korea Threatens Increased Provocations Following Breakdown in Nuclear Talks
FILE – A South Korean soldier walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a missile that is believed to be launched from a submarine, in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 2, 2019. SEOUL -North Korea Thursday warned its “patience is running out” and threatened to increase provocations following the breakdown of…
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US Not Alone in Restricting Asylum Eligibility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers reopen the border gate of the Gateway International Bridge that connects downtown Matamoros, Mexico with Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 10, 2019. Victoria Macchi and Patsy Widakuswara contributed to this report. NEW YORK – U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to dramatically curtail claims for asylum in the United States — cheered by…
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Trump says he’s ending the US role in Middle East wars. He’s sending 1,800 troops to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders at the White House on October 7, 2019, in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford/Washington Post via Getty Images The Trump administration will send nearly 2,000 troops and advanced military equipment to Saudi Arabia to deter threats from Iran — a move that will increase America’s presence in…
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Trump reconsiders Syria withdrawal, strongly warns Turkey against military adventures
A handout photo made available by the US Army shows a US soldier overseeing members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as they demolish a YPG (People’s Protection Units, a mainly-Kurdish militia in Syria) fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, Syria,…
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Pentagon calls Russia as US announces Syria withdrawal
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper/ Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu © REUTERS/Christian Hartmann; Sputnik/Alexey Druzhinin US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper called his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on Monday, as US President Donald Trump announced the US pullout from northeastern Syria. No details of the call were given by either side. Pentagon’s outreach comes amid a…
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Russia Responds: All Foreign Troops “With Illegal Presence” Should Leave Syria
Russia’s response to the White House’s late Sunday shock announcement saying “Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria” has been relatively muted. Though Trump reportedly told Erdogan the US won’t back the operation in a ‘last-minute’ weekend phone call, it still appears a tacit US green light, considering American forces have now moved away from…
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