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US Officials: No specific threats to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States says it is not aware of any specific threats to the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, despite nuclear tensions with neighboring North Korea. Senior...

Russian-backed Syria forces up pressure on rebels’ last province

Nearly 200 civilians have reportedly been killed in Syrian government airstrikes launched in the past 37 days as part an offensive to retake territory in the northwest province of Idlib, the...

Minorities in Syria’s Afrin fear persecution as Turkey escalates offensive

WASHINGTON — As Turkey continues its military offensive and air campaign in Afrin, a city under the control of Syrian Kurds, minorities in the region fear that the conflict could make...

Russia’s elite denounces US ‘Putin’ list

MOSCOW — Russian officials from President Vladimir Putin on down have denounced the United States' publication of the so-called "Putin list" - a U.S. Treasury-issued registry of 210 Russians identified as...

US calls for de-escalating tensions in Gulf

STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is urging all sides in the ongoing Gulf dispute to de-escalate tensions and work to counter terrorism as well as Iran's influence in the region. "It's...

Hawaii fires emergency official responsible for false missile alert

The Hawaii state employee responsible for launching an erroneous January 13 warning of an incoming missile attack has been fired, following a report stating that the employee had a history of...

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