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Defense secretary says armed forces reviewing existing military doctrine

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,July13(APD)–PhilippineDefenseSecretaryDelfinLorenzanasaidtheArmedForcesofthePhilippineshasbeganreviewingandrecalibratingitsexisting

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Philippine SecDef: armed forces reviewing existing military doctrines

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,July13(APD)–PhilippineDefenseSecretaryDelfinLorenzanasaidtheArmedForcesofthePhilippineshasbeganreviewingandrecalibratingitsexisting

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Xi, Trump to meet at G20 Hamburg Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump will meet at the upcoming 2017 G20 Hamburg Summit in July, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday following the first Diplomatic and Security Dialogue between China and the US in Washington DC.

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Xi, Trump to meet at G20 Hamburg Summit

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandhisUScounterpartDonaldTrumpwillmeetattheupcoming2017G20HamburgSummitinJuly,ChineseMinistryofForeignAffairsannouncedonWednesdayfollow

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Defense and intelligence collaboration up in Manila meeting

Foreign ministers along with top security and intelligence officials from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will meet tomorrow to intensify defense collaboration after the recent attack of the ISIS-affiliated Maute Group in Marawi City.

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Defense and intelligence collaboration up in Manila meeting

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Chinese State Council appoints senior HK officials

China’sStateCouncilonWednesdayappointedkeyofficialstotheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionbasedonnominationsmadebyChiefExecutive-electCarrieLam.SecretaryforJus

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UN chief ready to discuss with U.S. lawmakers on moves to cut funding

The United Nations is closely watching the situation as some U.S. lawmakers are pushing to cut funding to the UN, said a UN spokesperson Friday, adding that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is ready to meet the lawmakers.

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Clinton: World looks to America for universal values

Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made her second public appearance since losing the election to Donald Trump as she dedicated the Hillary Clinton Pavilion at the State Department saying the world looks to America because it "stands for universal values and aspirations".

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British new PM Theresa May lands big government jobs

The junior minister who pulled out of the government leadership race to pave the way for Theresa May to become British prime minister was Thursday rewarded with a big front-bench job.

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Theresa May's cabinet: Who's in and who's out?

Theresa May is forming her new government after becoming Conservative prime minister.

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Five contenders jostle for British PM role, Boris Johnson pulls out of race

Five contenders emerged Thursday in the race to become the next prime minister of Britain following David Cameron's decision to quit.

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Lao National Party Congress closes with election of new leader

​The 10th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), Laos' most significant political event, came to a close on Friday afternoon here after the election of the party leader.

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Kerry to return to U.S. Monday after breaking leg in France

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will remain in a Swiss hospital overnight and return to the U.S. on Monday after breaking his leg in a cycling accident, the State Department said.

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British PM appoints first all-Conservative cabinet following election victory

British Prime Minister David Cameron has formed his first all-Conservative cabinet after his party stormed to victory in this year's general election, Downing Street announced Sunday.

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Vietnamese online media highlight party chief's visit to China

​Vietnamese online media on Wednesday highlighted the visit by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to China.

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Iran nuke talks resume to forward framework deal

​A new round of Iranian nuclear talks resumed on Thursday here as top U.S. and Iran diplomats came back to the negotiating table, hopefully for the home stretch.