 Thailand and US launch annual Cobra Gold military exercise
Thailand and the United States on Tuesday hosted the opening ceremony for the annual Cobra Gold military exercise, the biggest activity of its type in the Asia-Pacific... (photo: USMC / Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot) Bradenton Herald
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 India, China leading global greening effort: NASA study
India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a latest NASA study said Monday, observing that the... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Indian Express
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 Guaido warns military against blocked US aid
Caracas―Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim president, warned the military Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid... (photo: Creative Commons / Alexcocopro) Manila Standard Today
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 Rouhani: Iran to continue expanding military might, missile work - TV
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran was determined to expand its military power and ballistic missile... (photo: RB PHOTO) This is Money
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 Iran awaits Lebanese "desire" to accept its military aid-FM
BEIRUT, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Iran is waiting for Lebanon to show a desire to accept its military assistance, Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday, reiterating an offer of... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe) This is Money
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 Jihadists get life for deadly 2015 Tunisia attacks on tourists
TUNIS - A Tunisian court has sentenced seven jihadists to life in prison over attacks at a museum and on a beach in 2015 that killed 60 people, many of them tourists,... (photo: AP / Hassene Dridi) Middle East Online
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 Trump administration in 'direct contact with Venezuelan military and urging defections', says White House official
Donald Trump’s administration is holding direct talks with members of the Venezuelan military and urging them to abandon president Nicolas Maduro, according to a new... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos) The Independent
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 Congress turns up heat on White House for answers on Khashoggi killing
Congress is again turning the pressure up on the Trump administration to provide answers about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi as a deadline... (photo: White House / Shealah Craighead) ABC7
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 Trump ban on transgender troops in US military could be reversed by new congress bill
A bipartisan group of US politicians has introduced legislation that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the military, after the Supreme Court moved to... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Brooke C Woods) The Independent
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 Russia pledges response to Norwegian military activity
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday accused Norway of pushing ahead with a military build-up which it said increased the risks of military action and required... (photo: US Army / Specialist Gertrud Zach) This is Money
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 Venezuela’s military blocks humanitarian aid
CARACAS -- Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian aid shipment Tuesday, as opposition leader Juan... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara) Journal Online
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 Can Liam Neeson's career survive the racism scandal?
Is there any way back for Liam Neeson? The reverberations from the actor’s extraordinary confession to The Independent that he plotted to cosh a “black bastard” as... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Independent
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 New multi-million dollar center can propel military pilots to 9G force
LONDON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A 58-million-U.S.-dollar training center able to propel military pilots to a force of 9G was opened Monday by the British Royal Air Force... (photo: US Navy / Jonah Lovy) Xinhua
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 DNA testing company admits to secretly sharing people’s genetic data with FBI
The president of FamilyTreeDNA, one of the US' largest at-home genetic testing companies, has apologised to its users for failing to disclose that it was sharing DNA data... (photo: FBI) The Independent
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 Democracy undergoing 'alarming' decline around the world, study finds
Democracy is undergoing an “alarming” decline across the world as a growing number of countries move towards authoritarian rule, according to the Freedom... (photo: White House / Tia Dufour) The Independent
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 Germany pledges to invest 110 mln euros in Lithuanian military bases
VILNIUS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen pledged continued support to Lithuania's military with investments and troops during her visit to... (photo: Creative Commons / Olaf Kosinsky) Xinhua
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 Iraq President Slams Donald Trump For Saying Troops Will Remain In His Country to Spy on Iran
Iraq’s President Barham Salih has taken issue with President Donald Trump after he said that American troops would remain in the Middle Eastern nation in order to monitor... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Newsweek
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 Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns
Kathmandu -Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world´s "Third Pole", could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not reduced, scientists warned in a major new... (photo: WN / Geeta) The News International
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 Cameroon military seizes Singaporean oil tanker over commercial dispute
YAOUNDE, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Singapore-flagged oil tanker with 26 crew members on board，including two Chinese nationals，has been seized by military in Cameroon since... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey) Xinhua
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 America, don't abandon Afghanistan again
(CNN)The recent news that the United States is closer to making a peace deal with the Taliban could lead to the precipitous withdrawal of US troops. This risks becoming... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield) CNN
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