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Five dead, including gunman, in Tennessee military facilities shootings
(From Reuters) Five people were killed on Thursday including a suspected gunman who opened fire at two military-related facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee in an attack local officials described as...
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France pips US, Britain to Iran goal line
When two countries of similar DNA get together, it becomes quite a tango. Both Iran and France are known for their pragmatism that at times gets close to opportunism. Unsurprisingly, the visit by...
View ArticleDragon rises in Central Asia — security and economic dimensions
(From Nikkei Asian Review) By Raj Kumar Sharma China’s aggressive actions and claims in the South China Sea on its eastern flank are being contested by its neighbors and the U.S. However, China’s...
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Saudi-Russian diplomatic dance can’t be to liking of Iran, Syria
At some point, surely, the thought would have crossed the mind of long-time observers of the Russian-American relations that these two great powers could be a match made in heaven. Just when it seemed...
View ArticleChina hacked private emails of U.S. officials since 2010, NBC reports
(From Reuters) Chinese hackers have been accessing the private emails of top U.S. national security and trade officials since April 2010, according to an NBC News report on Monday, citing a U.S....
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US policies in the Middle East: Iran revisits the politics of ‘resistance’
A highly critical tone has reappeared in the Iranian statements regarding the US policies in the Middle East after a hiatus of several weeks dating back to the run-up to the last phase of the talks in...
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Sports: Japan beats Pennsylvania in Little League World Series championship
(From Sports Illustrated) Japan beat Pennsylvania, 18–11, to win the Little League World Series on Sunday. Japanese teams have now won four of the last six championships. The 29 combined runs are the...
View ArticleFrancesco Sisci on Russian moves in Syria
Russia announces that in Syria Assad is ready to share power. This could be the beginning of a solution for Syria, and perhaps it could be the start of an unraveling of the clash between Russia and the...
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Angelo Codevilla responds to Francesco Sisci on Syria
Before considering what the wider implications of Assad’s announcement might be, we must be clear about what he means. Sharing power over what? Over the whole of what used to be Syria? But that no...
View ArticleNorman Bailey responds to Francesco Sisci on Syria
Putin is playing a multi-faceted game that is apparently way beyond the game-playing capacity of either the European counties or the US. It is not, however, beyond the game-playing capacity of the...
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Hopeful signs of US course correction on Syria
Amidst nascent signs that the United States is making a course correction on Syria, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian is scheduled to travel to Moscow on Monday. In remarks on Tuesday,...
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Security alerts issued for foreigners in Bangladesh following aid worker’s...
DHAKA–Canada is the latest country to issue a security alert to its nationals in Bangladesh, following similar moves by the US, UK and Australia earlier this week. The move follows the murder of an...
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US navy to challenge Chinese claims in South China Sea
The US navy is preparing to send a surface ship inside the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit China claims for its man-made island chain, an action that could take place within days but awaits final...
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US, Chinese navy chiefs to discuss South China Sea
(From Reuters) The Chinese and US navies are set to hold high-level talks over tensions in the South China Sea after a US warship challenged Beijing’s territorial assertiveness in the disputed waterway...
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US, China agree on need for new UN measure on N Korea
(From Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday on the need for a significant new U.N. Security resolution targeting North Korea after its...
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Major powers agree to plan for ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
(From Reuters) Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a...
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Trade talks with US continue despite challenges: Chinese official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States are still in frequent discussion about a bilateral trade pact, despite a challenging global trade environment, a Chinese commerce official said on...
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Canada applies to join China-backed AIIB, latest U.S. ally to apply
By Yawen Chen and Sue-Lin Wong BEIJING (Reuters) – Canada will apply to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, Canadian and bank officials said on Wednesday, making it the...
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