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A look at the Islamic State affiliate’s rise in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate has renewed fears about the growing threat posed by its thousands of fighters, as well as their ability to plot global attacks from a stronghold in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.
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China now strong enough for a surprise move in the Indo-Pacific
The cost of an American counter-move may become too high, according to the Sydney-based United States Studies Centre.
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Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack
President Ashraf Ghani’s comments came as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people, including children, killed in the Kabul bombing at a wedding hall late Saturday night.
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Gibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker
Authorities in Gibraltar on Sunday rejected the United States’ latest request not to release a seized Iranian supertanker, clearing the way for the vessel to set sail after being detained last month for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.
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Images show Iran satellite launch looms despite US criticism
Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite U.S. accusations that the Islamic Republic’s program helps it develop ballistic missiles.
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Trump meets with national security team on Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other members of the national security team briefed President Donald Trump on Friday on the state of peace negotiations in Afghanistan, with Pompeo saying afterward that “led by the president, we are working diligently on the path forward.”
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Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul’s strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his explosives-filled vest, killing dozens — and Afghanistan grieved again.
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North Korea’s Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over weapons tests
The launches were North Korea’s sixth round of tests since late July, revealing a new rocket artillery system and two short-range mobile ballistic missile systems that could strike targets throughout South Korea, including U.S. bases there.
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Analysis suggests warlords in Afghanistan are bracing for civil war once US, NATO troops exit
According to analysis from the Institute for the Study of War, various ethnic groups in Afghanistan are bracing for a possible civil war once U.S. and NATO forces depart Afghanistan.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired more projectiles into the sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea Friday to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
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A look at the Islamic State affiliate’s rise in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate has renewed fears about the growing threat posed by its thousands of fighters, as well as their ability to plot global attacks from a stronghold in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.
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China now strong enough for a surprise move in the Indo-Pacific
The cost of an American counter-move may become too high, according to the Sydney-based United States Studies Centre.
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Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack
President Ashraf Ghani’s comments came as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people, including children, killed in the Kabul bombing at a wedding hall late Saturday night.
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Gibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker
Authorities in Gibraltar on Sunday rejected the United States’ latest request not to release a seized Iranian supertanker, clearing the way for the vessel to set sail after being detained last month for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.
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Images show Iran satellite launch looms despite US criticism
Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite U.S. accusations that the Islamic Republic’s program helps it develop ballistic missiles.
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Trump meets with national security team on Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other members of the national security team briefed President Donald Trump on Friday on the state of peace negotiations in Afghanistan, with Pompeo saying afterward that “led by the president, we are working diligently on the path forward.”
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Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul’s strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his explosives-filled vest, killing dozens — and Afghanistan grieved again.
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North Korea’s Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over weapons tests
The launches were North Korea’s sixth round of tests since late July, revealing a new rocket artillery system and two short-range mobile ballistic missile systems that could strike targets throughout South Korea, including U.S. bases there.
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Analysis suggests warlords in Afghanistan are bracing for civil war once US, NATO troops exit
According to analysis from the Institute for the Study of War, various ethnic groups in Afghanistan are bracing for a possible civil war once U.S. and NATO forces depart Afghanistan.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired more projectiles into the sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea Friday to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
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A look at the Islamic State affiliate’s rise in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate has renewed fears about the growing threat posed by its thousands of fighters, as well as their ability to plot global attacks from a stronghold in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.
-
China now strong enough for a surprise move in the Indo-Pacific
The cost of an American counter-move may become too high, according to the Sydney-based United States Studies Centre.
-
Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack
President Ashraf Ghani’s comments came as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people, including children, killed in the Kabul bombing at a wedding hall late Saturday night.
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Gibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker
Authorities in Gibraltar on Sunday rejected the United States’ latest request not to release a seized Iranian supertanker, clearing the way for the vessel to set sail after being detained last month for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.
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Images show Iran satellite launch looms despite US criticism
Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite U.S. accusations that the Islamic Republic’s program helps it develop ballistic missiles.
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Trump meets with national security team on Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other members of the national security team briefed President Donald Trump on Friday on the state of peace negotiations in Afghanistan, with Pompeo saying afterward that “led by the president, we are working diligently on the path forward.”
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Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul’s strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his explosives-filled vest, killing dozens — and Afghanistan grieved again.
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North Korea’s Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over weapons tests
The launches were North Korea’s sixth round of tests since late July, revealing a new rocket artillery system and two short-range mobile ballistic missile systems that could strike targets throughout South Korea, including U.S. bases there.
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Analysis suggests warlords in Afghanistan are bracing for civil war once US, NATO troops exit
According to analysis from the Institute for the Study of War, various ethnic groups in Afghanistan are bracing for a possible civil war once U.S. and NATO forces depart Afghanistan.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired more projectiles into the sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea Friday to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
