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2017/10/05

U.S. President Donald J. Trump said on Thursday that Iran has not lived up to the spirit of the nuclear...

Iranian Foreign Minister and foreign ministers of major world powers stand for a photo after reaching a historic nuclear deal in 2015 that dropped sanctions in exchange for IAEA monitoring

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Mattis: Remaining in Iran Nuclear Deal in US Interests

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Tuesday that remaining a party to the Iran nuclear deal is in...

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U.S. Orders 15 Cuban Diplomats to Depart Washington

The U.S. State Department ordered 15 Cuban diplomats to leave the United States due to Havana's inability to protect U.S....

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Sheriff: At Least 50 People Killed, Over 500 Injured in Las Vegas Shooting

by Joanne Stocker

At least 50 people are dead and 500 others are injured following a mass shooting in the city of Las...

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Drone Metaphysics in the Age of Trump

by Michael Hughes

President Barack Obama left his successor a drone program of unprecedented geographic size and scope that affords the executive broad...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: AP

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US Orders Departure of Non-Emergency Personnel From Cuba

2017/09/29

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced on Friday that all non-emergency personnel of the embassy in Havana was ordered...

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UN Human Rights Council Approves Investigation into Rights Abuses in Yemen

by Joanne Stocker

2017/09/29

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution to establish an international investigation into human rights abuses...

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US Detects No Change in Posture of N. Korean Military, Top General Says

2017/09/26

The U.S. military has not detected any change in posture of North Korean forces despite the politically charged rhetoric coming...

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Trump Administration Adds North Korea, Venezuela to New Travel Ban

2017/09/24

U.S. President Donald J. Trump introduced a new ban on Sunday that imposes travel restrictions on foreigners from eight countries,...

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Trump’s Praise for Erdogan Has Nothing to do With Actual State of Relations

2017/10/02

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been at odds with many world leaders. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is...

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Battle of Raqqa is Down to 3 Neighborhoods, US Coalition Envoy Says

2017/09/22

The battle to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State is nearing its conclusion, with the fight...

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Trump Provides More Fuel for North Korea’s ‘Rocket Man’

by Michael Hughes

2017/09/22

Surreal might be one word to describe the scene at the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday where Secretary...

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Trump Says He Is as Close as Ever With Turkey’s Erdogan

2017/09/21

U.S. President Donald J. Trump called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan a close friend on Thursday in a public...

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Poroshenko: US, Ukraine Share Vision on New Level of Military Cooperation

2017/09/21

President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine said on Thursday that Kiev and Washington have a shared view on how to boost defense...

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Twitter Says Nearly 300,000 Accounts Suspended for Promoting Terrorism

by Joanne Stocker

2017/09/19

Twitter suspended nearly 300,000 accounts in the first six months of 2017 for "violations related to promotion of terrorism," according to...

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UN Human Rights Chief: Half of Imprisoned Journalists Are in Turkey

2017/09/18

About half of all imprisoned journalists around the world are incarcerated in Turkey, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid...

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Senator: Turkey’s Purchase of Russian S-400 System May Prompt US Sanctions

2017/10/09

Turkey's procurement of the Russian S-400 air defense system violates recently adopted U.S. sanctions against Russia, and could trigger automatic...

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US Intensifying Afghanistan Air Campaign Certain to Boost Insurgency

by Michael Hughes

2017/09/14

French military theorist Roger Trinquier famously posited that the sine qua non of victory against an insurgency is the unconditional...

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Trump to Visit China in November: Reports