"As fighting continues to escalate in east Ukraine, a pro-Russian separatist group calling itself the ‘Kharkiv Partisans’ declared Tuesday that it would execute five Ukrainian civilians for every …
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"Recent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands and …
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"With smoke still clearing from Iraq's victory over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, Iraq's prime minister is busy selling his post-conflict vision of his nation. 'If we don't decentralize, the …
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"Russian military activities and strategic nuclear forces are returning to a Cold War-era posture, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Wednesday. ‘Russia in the last few months has …
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"A Ukrainian opposition politician, Oleg Kalashnikov, has been found dead with gunshot wounds in Kiev - the latest ally of the former government to have died in suspicious circumstances." Source: …
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"A top State Department official on Tuesday said the United States is ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. " Source: US to Iran: Stop sending weapons to Yemen | TheHill …
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"A remarkable clash between two key American allies in the Middle East burst into the open here on Wednesday as the Iraqi prime minister publicly criticized the Saudi air campaign in Yemen and a top …
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"Japan is scrambling fighters at near-unprecedented levels in response to foreign aircraft - mainly Russian and Chinese - approaching its airspace, the defence ministry says." Source: Japan jet …
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"Bugesera — Thousands of Burundians have fled their country, fearing it might descend into violence ahead of a presidential election scheduled for June." Source: allAfrica.com: Burundi: Thousands of …
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"Even if sequestration goes away, the Defense Department will need at least $10 billion more per year to modernize its nuclear arsenal, procurement chief says." Source: Pentagon: We Can’t Afford to …
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