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Ex-Green Beret, son, stand trial in Japan, accused in Ghosn’s escape
Statements by Michael Taylor and his son, Peter, on the opening day of their trial in Tokyo suggest the pair don’t plan to fight charges of assisting a criminal.
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US documents solve mystery of war criminal Tojo’s remains
It was a tension-filled, highly secretive mission.
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Cambodia limits US diplomat’s scrutiny of controversial naval base
A State Department officials expressed “serious concerns” about China’s military presence and construction of facilities at the base and sought clarification of why two U.S.-funded buildings there had been demolished without notification or explanation.
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Biden and Erdogan to meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties
The list of disagreements is unusually long for the two NATO allies: There's U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, as well as Turkey’s purchase of a Russian weapons system.
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Biden-Putin meeting could set stage for new era in arms control
The fabric of arms control has been fraying, notably with the abandonment in 2019 — first by Washington, then by Moscow — of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
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Biden, NATO leaders to bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit
With the U.S. leading the withdrawal, European allies and Canada want to hear Biden’s thinking about how security will be assured at their embassies and at Kabul's airport.
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China denounces US-Australian navy drills as muscle flexing
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the two countries should “do things that are conducive to regional peace and stability, instead of flexing their muscles.”
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US begins shifting Afghan combat operations outside country
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. military is already conducting air combat patrols and support from ships in the Gulf.
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Drone attack suspected on Baghdad facility housing US troops, some personnel suffer smoke inhalation: officials
Three rockets hit Balad Air Base without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi military statement said. The base houses foreign contractors.
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US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
CENTCOM commander, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, told reporters Monday that the withdrawal from Afghanistan is on pace and “continuing very smoothly.”
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Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the U.S. was aware of the loss of the Iranian ship, but declined to comment further.
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