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Philippines' Duterte unveils plan to beef up army, police

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that he will beef up the country's military and police force to meet "the future threats coming our way from within and outside the country."

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7 civilians killed in car bomb explosion in Egypt's N. Sinai

SevenEgyptiancivilianswerekilledonMondaywhenacarbombwentoffnearamilitarycheckpointinthecountry'sNorthSinaiprovince,themilitarysaid.Theterroristsplannedtoexplode

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Pyongyang silent as ROK urges DPRK to accept dialogue offer

TheRepublicofKorea's(ROK)defenseministryonFridayagainpressedtheDPRKtoholdbilateralmilitarytalksoneasingbordertensions.PyongyanghassofarfailedtorespondtoMonday's

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Pyongyang silent as ROK urges DPRK to accept dialogue offer

The Republic of Korea's (ROK) defense ministry on Friday again pressed the DPRK to hold bilateral military talks on easing border tensions.

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In Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, concern rises over press freedom

In the old, military-ruled Myanmar, it would not have been a surprising scene: three journalists, bound together in chains, raising shackled hands in unison and speaking out against their repressive government.

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Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

InvestigatorshaveconcludedthataMyanmarmilitaryplanethatcrashedlastmonthwith122soldiers,familymembersandcrewonboardstalledandnosedivedintotheAndamanSeaduetobadwe

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Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, state media said on Wednesday.

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Bomb blast hits military vehicle, wounds 17 in southeast Turkey: army

ExplosivesplantedbyKurdistanWorkersParty(PKK)militantsrippedthroughaTurkishmilitaryvehicletravelingthroughsoutheastTurkeyonMonday,wounding17soldiers,fourofthems

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Australian army set to tackle domestic terror

PrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullsaidtheAustralianDefenceForceissettoenhancepowerstotackledomesticterrorattacksinthefuture.Anoverhaulofterrorismlawswillhelpthemilita

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S. Korea proposes military, Red Cross talks with DPRK

SouthKoreaonMondayproposedtalkswiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)overmilitaryandRedCrossaffairs.ViceDefenseMinisterSuhChoo-suktoldreportersatthedefe

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S. Korea proposes military, Red Cross talks with DPRK

South Korea on Monday proposed talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over military and Red Cross affairs.

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South Korean actor Ji Chang-wook to join Army on Aug. 14

​Actor Ji Chang-wook will enlist in the Army on Aug. 14 for mandatory military service, his management agency said Wednesday.

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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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Pentagon to delay transgender enlistments for another 6 months

USDefenseSecretaryJimMattisisgivingmilitarychiefsanothersixmonthsbeforetheybeginallowingtransgenderindividualstoenlistinthearmedservices.PentagonspokeswomanDana

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Qatar crisis: Diplomatic relations on hold

InearlyJune,severalArabstatesincludingSaudiArabia,EgyptandtheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),alongwithsomecountriesinSouthAsiaandAfrica,oneafteranotherdeclaredthesevera

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Myanmar strives for ending recruitment of child soldiers

Myanmarmilitaryhasreleased67morecasesofunder-agedchildsoldiersrecruitedandusedinmilitaryservices,signifyingthefirstsuchreleasein2017.Underajointactionplanwithth