Myanmar junta condemned over reported killing of 11 villagers
The United States and United Nations condemned the Myanmar junta over what Washington described as “credible and sickening” reports of ...
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‘US special forces training Taiwanese’
US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months, risking the ire of China, a Pentagon official ...
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Rockets fired at US embassy in Iraq
Baghdad—Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army said, at the end of ...
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US sends 2.5 million COVID vaccine doses to Taiwan
The United States announced Saturday that 2.5 million COVID vaccine doses were on their way to Taiwan in a move ...
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Pentagon urges Russia to explain troop buildup near Ukraine
The US Defense Department called Tuesday for Russia to make clear its intentions regarding a buildup of military forces along ...
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Biden holds 1st summit with Japan, India, and Australia
US President Joe Biden on Friday holds the first-ever four-way summit with the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan, ramping ...
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President of Honduras helped smuggle tons of cocaine into US: prosecutor
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez helped smuggle tons of cocaine into the United States, a US prosecutor said Tuesday at ...
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China committing genocide against Uighurs: report
The Chinese government's treatment of Uighurs has violated "each and every act" prohibited by the United Nations' Genocide Convention, a ...
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Biden, al-Kadhemi discuss embassy rocket strikes
US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi spoke about this week's rocket strikes on the US embassy ...
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Demonstrators denounce Haiti dictator Moise
Several thousand people demonstrated Sunday in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, saying the government was trying to establish a new dictatorship ...
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