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South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three
Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.
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Iran appeals to US voters as American troops leave Iraq
By Ahmed Rasheed and Kanishka SinghBAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out US President Donald Trump's allies in Congress as US forces…
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A spark for dialogue toward halting North Korea’s nuclear buildup
The prevailing criticism of the US-China summit in Washington is that it amounted to little more than diplomatic pageantry. But one outcome deserves recognition: it may have helped keep alive…
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Asia can’t just pipeline its way around Hormuz
When governments talk about reducing dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, the discussion usually turns to pipelines in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. For Asian importers, that is…
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US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq
After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from jihadists while causing persistent friction. Coalition troops deployed to Iraq…
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West Bank’s violent settlers part of a new generation fuelled by ideology
A mass attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank has placed new focus on the emergence of a generation of radicals in the territory.…