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US, South Korea conduct week-long joint navy drills

SouthKorea'sdefenseministrysaidthatSeoulandWashingtonhavebegunaweek-longjointmilitaryexerciseinwatersaroundtheKoreanPeninsula,againstabackdropofhightensionsduet

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China urged to maintain calm and restraint on DPRK's missile launch

ChinaurgedallpartiestomaintaincalmandrestraintontheDPRK'slatestballisticmissilelaunchandcalledfordialoguetoeasetensionsontheKoreanpeninsula.ChineseForeignMinist

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Saudi Arabia says 'recent tensions' will not affect Syria talks

Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday regional tensions would not affect talks aimed at ending Syria's war, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, in an apparent reference to Riyadh's severing of ties with Iran.

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U.S. strongly denounces terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians

​The United States condemns "in the strongest terms possible" the terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians that have resulted in the murder of three Israelis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.

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U.S. opposes Israel's move to freeze tax money transfer to Palestinians

​The United States on Monday voiced opposition to Israel's decision to halt the transfer of tax money to punish the Palestinians' bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Philippines ready to evacuate Filipinos from South Korea

The Philippine government expressed readiness on Monday to evacuate the 40,000 Filipinos in South Korea in the event that the recurring tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalate further.