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With Islamic State defeated, US shuts Iraqi command center

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Monday shut its Iraqi military headquarters controlling American ground operations against Islamic State, signifying the end of major combat operations against the insurgents. Islamic State once controlled...

Syrian government, rebels reach evacuation agreement for S. Damascus

An agreement brokered by Russia to evacuate neighborhoods in southern Damascus was reached Monday between the Syrian government and rebel groups controlling the enclave of southern Damascus. The parties agreed to evacuate...

Trump offers DMZ, Singapore as locations for meeting with Kim

WHITE HOUSE — Meeting the North Korean leader at the Demilitarized Zone would be “intriguing,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, hours after he tweeted he would like to...

Rebels, military clash in Myanmar; thousands flee

Fighting in northern Myanmar between government forces and the rebel Kachin Independence Army, or KIA, has forced more than 4,000 people to flee their homes. Col Naw Bu, a KIA spokesman, said...

N. Korea to invite US, S. Korean experts & journalists to nuclear shutdown

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from Seoul and the United States to observe when North Korea shuts down its nuclear test site in May,...

Trump: No Iran nukes even if agreement folds

WHITE HOUSE — Standing alongside Germany’s chancellor, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized on Friday that Iran would not be permitted to build a nuclear arsenal, even if a deal intended to...

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