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Cleared of Islamic State, Raqqa remains a deadly battlefield

PENTAGON — Syrians hoping to return home to Raqqa now that the city has been liberated from the clutches of the Islamic State terror group are being told to wait indefinitely. Coalition...

US Social Media giants pledge to combat foreign disinformation

CAPITOL HILL — Attorneys for Twitter, Facebook and Google on Tuesday told U.S. lawmakers that Russian entities used their platforms to sow discord and disinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, but...

As Trump heads to E. Asia, Tillerson takes more forceful tone towards Beijing

STATE DEPARTMENT — After what U.S. officials said was several months of deliberation among President Donald Trump’s national security team, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently took a rather strident tone towards...

South Korea, China leaders to meet on APEC Summit sidelines

The leaders of South Korea and China will hold face-to-face talks next week, ending a year of diplomatic tensions over South Korea's deployment of a U.S.-built anti-missile system. South Korea's presidential office...

At Least 8 Killed by New York Motorist in ‘Cowardly Act of Terror’

NEW YORK — At least eight people were killed Tuesday and more than a dozen others were injured when a man drove a rented truck onto a busy bike path in New...

PH, Japan finalize action plan vs. illegal drugs

MANILA-- The Philippines and Japan finalized the mid- and long- term action plan against illegal drugs during the working visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to Tokyo, the Department of Foreign Affairs...

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