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Japan defence ministry seeks record budgetAP, TokyoJapan’s defence ministry on Friday requested a record $50.3 billion budget to fund purchases of fighter jets and missile...
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Iran oil tanker sought by US again says it will go to Turkey
AP, Dubai :An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. on Friday again listed its destination as Turkey, further obscuring where its 2.1 million barrels...
Court blocks Australia from deporting Tamil toddlers
AFP, Melbourne :A dramatic late-night call from an Australian judge to a plane bound for Sri Lanka has temporarily spared a family of four-including two...
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ as fears ‘full civil war’ in Libya loom
AFP, United Nations :UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that he fears Libya will end up in a “full civil war” unless moves are...
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
AP, United Nations :The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that violations of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon in the latter country’s south...
Trump launches US Space Command in counter to Russia, China threats
The Washington Post :President Donald Trump on Thursday took a key step toward reorganizing the nation’s armed forces to focus more on the threats posed...
Pakistan conducts ballistic missile test but says it wants peace with India
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan has signalled a willingness to open peace talks with India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to return to power after...
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Yemen’s separatists regain control of AdenAFP, AdenYemen’s separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from...
Four EU states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO
AFP, Copenhagen : Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK,...
US Senator Ilhan Omar decries hate after death threat
The Washington Post :Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Wednesday denounced hate and publicized an anonymous death threat that she received in which the writer claimed...
Erdogan says won’t allow US to delay Syria ‘safe zone’
AFP, Ankara :President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Turkey would not allow the US to delay the establishment of a ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria, in...
EU backs US-Iran talks but says nuclear deal must stay
AFP, Helsinki : The EU’s diplomatic chief said Thursday that the bloc would support talks between the US and Tehran, but only if the current nuclear...