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CLEAN : US backed fighters capture north Syria village from IS group
The Syrian Democratic Forces an Arab Kurdish alliance backed by the US on Sunday captured the village of al Karamah from the Islamic State group as part of an offensive on the town of Raqa currently held by IS jihadists
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CLEAN : Trump blast rattles alliance with Australia
Australia is scrambling to come to terms with the realisation that decades as one of the closest of US allies may count for little in the America First vision of President Donald Trump
Bloomberg
U.K.'s Fallon Seeks Pence's Reassurance on Alliance
Feb.17 -- U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon discusses expectations for talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on the nations' alliance and the United States' commitment to NATO, and addresses proceeding with Brexit...
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Pence: 'We Must Hold Russia Accountable'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the United States will "hold Russia accountable" even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Russia at the start of his presidency.Pence says at the Munich Security Conference in...
Bloomberg
Former Amb. Hill Says Trump Has to Work With China
Feb.13 -- Christopher Hill, dean of the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies and a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, comments on President Donald Trump's shifting tone on Asia. He speaks with...
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Mattis Says Turkish Security Important to NATO
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYVilnius, Lithuania - 10 May 20171. Various of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reviewing troops2. Wide of NATO delegation at news conference3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim...
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China Expert Says Mattis Reaffirmed Alliances in Asia
Feb.07 -- Susan Shirk, a professor at the University of California, San Diego and former deputy assistant secretary of state during the Clinton administration, discusses the future of U.S.-China relations under President Donald Trump...
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CLEAN : NATO mulls sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the best weapon we have in the fight against terrorism is to train local forces to build local capacities to enable them to fight terrorism themselves and that military chiefs want to send a...
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CLEAN : FILE: US-backed forces seize Syria's Tabqa, dam from IS
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Arab and Kurdish fighters on Wednesday captured the key city of Tabqa and its nearby dam from Islamic State group jihadists the force and a monitor told AFP
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CLEAN : French election: Melenchon rejects alliance with Hamon
French far left presidential candidate Jean Luc Melenchon refuses calls for an alliance with socialist candidate Benoît Hamon
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CLEAN : US backed forces fight jihadists inside Raqa
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) a US backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters were fighting on Wednesday the Islamic State group jihadists inside Raqa their stronghold on Syria
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CLEAN : No NATO combat role in Afghanistan: Stoltenberg
NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is no question of returning to a combat role the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg says
Bloomberg
Iran Arrests More for Tehran Attack
Jun.11 -- Eight people were arrested for involvement in last week's attack on Iran's parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reports. Atlantic Council Senior non-resident Senior...
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VOICED : Reino Unido: May busca apoyo crucial para gobernar
La primera ministra britanica Theresa May se reunio el martes con la lider del partido ultraconservador norirlandes DUP con la intencion de sellar una alianza que le permita tener mayoria absoluta en el Parlamento
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CLEAN : 2,000 troops take part in a NATO exercise en Latvia
Over 2,000 troops from Latvia and seven other countries participate in the NATO international military exercise Saber strike
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Shannon on return of US student from NKorea
US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon said on Wednesday that the US college student who had been detained in Pyongyang had returned home with the US envoy.Shannon said US Special Representative for North Korea Policy...
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Mattis Holds Honor Cordon for Australian FM
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held an honor cordon for Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne at the Pentagon on Wednesday.
The leaders reaffirmed the friendship between the two countries and planned to discuss a...
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African antelope get new home in New Orleans
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A few tiny herds of African antelope have a new home on ranges in New Orleans, and zookeepers hope they will take advantage of the extra space away from curious crowds of humans to relax and reproduce.
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NATO Chief: No imminent threat from Russia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told The Associated Press Tuesday that a more assertive Russia has forced it to increase its military presence in the east of the alliance.
Russian aggression in Ukraine and its...
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Star Alliance CEO Says We've Been Listening to Customers
Feb.04 -- Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh discusses the Asian airline industry. He speaks from the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Senators Divided Over Trump's Approach to NATO
US Senators are divided on how President Donald Trump is lashing out at the US' European allies even as he meets with them during a NATO summit in Brussels.
On Wednesday, Trump asserted that Germany is "totally controlled"...
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AP Debrief: Trump's NATO Achievements Fuzzy
U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his tumultuous NATO visit Thursday by declaring victory, claiming that allies caved to his demands to increase defense spending.
But as Associated Press White House reporter Zeke...
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Mark Kimmitt Says There's No Danger of NATO Breaking Up
Jul.13 -- Retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt previews President Donald Trump's planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He speaks with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn and Kevin Cirilli on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."
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US and South Korea sign strategic guideline
The defense chiefs of the United States and South Korea signed a strategic guideline on how their combined defense mechanism will operate after the planned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON).