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China's first overseas military base opens in Djibouti

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) put into operation its first overseas support base in the east African country of Djibouti on Tuesday. Over 300 people attended the launch ceremony, which signaled Chinese military personnel started to be stationed at the base.

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Okinawa sues Abe's government over US base relocation

TheOkinawaprefecturalgovernmentfieldsafreshlawsuitwithNahaDistrictCourtagainstthecentralgovernment,whichaimstoblockongoingconstructionworkfortherelocationofaUSM

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China sends troops to open first overseas military base in Djibouti

ShipscarryingChinesemilitarypersonneldepartedZhanjianginsouthernChina'sGuangdongProvinceonTuesdaytosetupasupportbaseinDjibouti.ShenJinlong,commanderofthePeople'

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China sets up base in Djibouti

The People's Liberation Army officially established its Djibouti Logistics Support Base on Tuesday, according to a news release from the PLA Navy.

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Syria's President Assad says Syrians won't forget Russian support

Syria'sPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidTuesdaythatSyrianswon'tforgettheRussiansupporttoSyria,accordingtotheSyrianpresidentialmediaoffice.Thepresidentmadetheremarksdu

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Turkey rejects call to shut military base in Qatar

TurkeyrejectedacallfromfourArabstatesonFridaytoshutdownitsmilitarybaseinQatar,sayingthebasewasaguarantorofsecurityintheGulfanddemandsforitsclosurerepresentedint

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Turkey says Germans can visit Konya base rather than Incirlik

Turkey'sForeignMinisterMevlutCavusoglusaidonMondaythataGermanparliamentarydelegationcouldvisitaNATObaseinKonyabutsuggesteditwasnotyetpossibleforthemtogototheInc

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German lawmakers prevented from visiting Turkey's Incirlik air base

AgroupofGermanlawmakershasbeenblockedfromvisitingtroopsstationedatTurkey'sIncirlikairbase,officialssaidonMonday,amovethatcouldreignitearowbetweentheNATOalliesov

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U.S. sends 2 B-1B bombers to S.Korea after DPRK's nuke test

​The U.S. military on Wednesday sent two strategic bombers to South Korea in a show of force against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its latest nuclear test.

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Indian ministers hold meetings to shape gov't response to terror attack

​Indian officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held a series of high-level meetings here on Monday to shape the government's response to Sunday's deadly terror attack on an army base in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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U.S. flies B-1B bombers over S.Korea after DPRK's nuke test

​The U.S. military on Tuesday flew two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers over South Korea in a show of force following the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) 's recent nuclear test.

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Trump, Clinton have two different views of police-black tensions

While Clinton has expressed support for the police, her emphasis has been mostly on social justice. In sharp contrast, Trump has emphasized support for the police.

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BOJ money target up for debate in policy review, sources say

The Bank of Japan's policy review could put up for debate its target for expanding base money through massive asset purchases, sources say, but the challenge would be to avoid spooking bond markets used to years of unprecedented buying.

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Okinawa police serve fresh arrest warrant on former U.S. Marine for murder of local woman

Police in Okinawa in Japan's southernmost prefecture issued a further arrest warrant on an already detained former U.S. Marine and base worker for the rape and murder of a 20-year old local woman in April as Okinawans are becoming increasingly incensed at the U.S. presence on the island, local media reported Thursday.

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Anti-US base relocation bloc gains majority in Okinawa assembly in wake of alleged crimes by American officers

Candidates opposed to a plan to relocate a key US military base within Okinawa gained a majority in the prefectural assembly election on Sunday, giving a boost to Governor Takeshi Onaga’s efforts to block construction of the new base in the island prefecture.

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Okinawa assembly dominated by anti-U.S. base relocation candidates as tiny island riled by ongoing abuses

​Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga has received a huge boost to his tireless campaign to block the transfer of a highly-controversial U.S. military base within Japan' s southernmost prefecture, following candidates also opposing the relocation plan gaining a majority in the prefectural assembly election there on Sunday as anti-U.S. sentiment continues to rise on the island.

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Okinawans demand closure of U.S. bases on anniversary of island's return to Japan

Around 1,000 protesters marched in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday in protest against the relocation of a controversial U.S. military base and demanded the closure of all bases on the island.