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China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty, Manila upbeat
World
July 13, 2016
China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty, Manila upbeat
China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty over the South China Sea and said it had…
Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
World
June 19, 2016
Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
Thousands of people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two…
US may turn to Canada for help with new NATO force in east Europe
World
June 9, 2016
US may turn to Canada for help with new NATO force in east Europe
The United States could turn to Canada to help it establish a new NATO force in eastern Europe as a…
US servicemen seen on frontline of new Kurdish offensive in Iraq
World
May 29, 2016
US servicemen seen on frontline of new Kurdish offensive in Iraq
U.S. servicemen were seen by a Reuters correspondent near the frontline of an offensive launched on Sunday by Kurdish Peshmerga…
Turkey says US ‘two-faced’ for not viewing Syrian Kurdish YPG as terrorists
Middle East
May 28, 2016
Turkey says US ‘two-faced’ for not viewing Syrian Kurdish YPG as terrorists
The United States is "two-faced" for refusing to call the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia terrorists, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu…
Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
World
May 19, 2016
Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea,…
Beijing blasts Pentagon report on Chinese military as damaging trust
World
May 15, 2016
Beijing blasts Pentagon report on Chinese military as damaging trust
China condemned the U.S. Defense Department's annual report on the Chinese military on Sunday, calling it deliberate distortion that has…
Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission
World
May 9, 2016
Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission
Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last year, U.S. special forces advisers repeatedly…
US deploys military force in Yemen to support UAE ground operation
Middle East
May 7, 2016
US deploys military force in Yemen to support UAE ground operation
The US military said on Friday it had deployed a small force to Yemen to offer intelligence and logistical support…
Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul
Middle East
March 24, 2016
Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul
The Iraqi military backed by US-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of…