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Seoul: US ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearization
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for “constructive” talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit “simultaneously and in parallel,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
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Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
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NATO chief leaves all options open to counter Russia missile
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday refused to rule out that the military alliance might adapt its nascent missile defense shield to counter the potential threat posed by a new Russian missile system.
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Officials did not identify those killed, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy preventing the release of names of the service members killed in action until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.
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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 — less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
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Iran says new US sanctions mean end of diplomacy as way forward
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani described the White House as “afflicted by mental retardation.” He went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “outrageous and idiotic,” especially as the 80-year-old Shiite cleric has no plans to ever travel to the United States.
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Trump questions need for U.S. to protect international shipping in Strait of Hormuz
Oil importing nations like China and Japan should be protecting their own ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to President Trump, who questioned the U.S. military’s presence in the region to safeguard oil-shipping routes.
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Iran threatens more attacks on US drones as Pompeo visits region
Iran’s naval commander warned that Iranian forces would not hesitate to act again and shoot down more U.S. surveillance drones that violate Iranian airspace. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with the Saudi king and crown prince.
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North Korea says Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would “seriously contemplate” the content.
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Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran’s ‘best friend’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that military action against Iran was still an option for its downing of an unmanned U.S. military aircraft, but amid heightened tensions he dangled the prospect of eventually becoming an unlikely “best friend” of America’s longtime Middle Eastern adversary.
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Seoul: US ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearization
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for “constructive” talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit “simultaneously and in parallel,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
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Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
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NATO chief leaves all options open to counter Russia missile
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday refused to rule out that the military alliance might adapt its nascent missile defense shield to counter the potential threat posed by a new Russian missile system.
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Officials did not identify those killed, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy preventing the release of names of the service members killed in action until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.
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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 — less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
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Iran says new US sanctions mean end of diplomacy as way forward
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani described the White House as “afflicted by mental retardation.” He went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “outrageous and idiotic,” especially as the 80-year-old Shiite cleric has no plans to ever travel to the United States.
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Trump questions need for U.S. to protect international shipping in Strait of Hormuz
Oil importing nations like China and Japan should be protecting their own ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to President Trump, who questioned the U.S. military’s presence in the region to safeguard oil-shipping routes.
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Iran threatens more attacks on US drones as Pompeo visits region
Iran’s naval commander warned that Iranian forces would not hesitate to act again and shoot down more U.S. surveillance drones that violate Iranian airspace. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with the Saudi king and crown prince.
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North Korea says Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would “seriously contemplate” the content.
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Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran’s ‘best friend’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that military action against Iran was still an option for its downing of an unmanned U.S. military aircraft, but amid heightened tensions he dangled the prospect of eventually becoming an unlikely “best friend” of America’s longtime Middle Eastern adversary.
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Seoul: US ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearization
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for “constructive” talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit “simultaneously and in parallel,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
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Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
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NATO chief leaves all options open to counter Russia missile
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday refused to rule out that the military alliance might adapt its nascent missile defense shield to counter the potential threat posed by a new Russian missile system.
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Officials did not identify those killed, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy preventing the release of names of the service members killed in action until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.
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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 — less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
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Iran says new US sanctions mean end of diplomacy as way forward
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani described the White House as “afflicted by mental retardation.” He went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “outrageous and idiotic,” especially as the 80-year-old Shiite cleric has no plans to ever travel to the United States.
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Trump questions need for U.S. to protect international shipping in Strait of Hormuz
Oil importing nations like China and Japan should be protecting their own ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to President Trump, who questioned the U.S. military’s presence in the region to safeguard oil-shipping routes.
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Iran threatens more attacks on US drones as Pompeo visits region
Iran’s naval commander warned that Iranian forces would not hesitate to act again and shoot down more U.S. surveillance drones that violate Iranian airspace. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with the Saudi king and crown prince.
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North Korea says Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would “seriously contemplate” the content.
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Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran’s ‘best friend’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that military action against Iran was still an option for its downing of an unmanned U.S. military aircraft, but amid heightened tensions he dangled the prospect of eventually becoming an unlikely “best friend” of America’s longtime Middle Eastern adversary.
