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US-Led Coalition Hits Mosque in Syria Used by Islamic State
The U.S.-led coalition says it has hit a mosque used by the Islamic State group as a command and control center in eastern Syria.
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Pompeo Warns Eastern Europe on Chinese and Russian Meddling
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is invoking the 30th anniversary of the demise of communism to implore countries in Central Europe to resist Chinese and Russian influence.
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Thailand and US Launch Annual Cobra Gold Military Exercise
Thailand and the United States have hosted the opening ceremony for the annual Cobra Gold military exercise, the biggest activity of its type in the Asia-Pacific region with 29 nations taking part as participants or observers.
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Taliban Name Negotiating Team Ahead of New Talks With US
The Taliban have announced a 14-member negotiating team ahead of talks this month with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who has been meeting with the insurgents to try to end America’s longest war.
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The Latest: UK Watchdog Slams Government Over Ferry Contract
The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local):
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Nissan’s Profit Drops Amid Former Chair Ghosn’s Arrest
Nissan has reported a drop in third quarter profit to about a fourth of the previous year’s, mainly because U.S. tax reforms had lifted profits a year earlier.
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Authorities: Veteran Faked Death to Avoid Child Rape Charges
Authorities are searching for a U.S. Army veteran accused of faking his death off the Alabama coast to avoid charges in Mississippi, where he is accused of raping and impregnating his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
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UK’s May to Tell Lawmakers to Hold Their Nerve Before Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to urge lawmakers to 'hold their nerve' as she struggles to finalize a divorce agreement with the European Union.
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Drill Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed 2 Recruits
A drill sergeant at Fort Jackson in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to killing two recruits who were marching in front of his vehicle in 2017.
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Islamic Militants’ Deadly Resurgence Threatens Nigeria Polls
Baba Inuwa was pleased to move back to his vegetable farm in Nigeria’s northeast, encouraged by the military’s offensive against Boko Haram, the country’s homegrown Islamic extremist rebels and by President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that the insurgency had been crushed.