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Philippines officially notifies U.S. to end Visiting Forces Agreement

The Philippines has officially notified the United States about the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between Manila and Washington, Philippines's top

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Duterte Orders to End Visiting Forces Agreement Between Philippines and US - Spokesman

The president previously threatened to end the agreement last month after the American authorities cancelled a visa for Senator Ronald Fela Rosa, an ex-national police

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Iran Says It Will Be Forced to Revise Its Participation in NPT if Western Countries Keep Up Pressure

Tehran, regarding its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said it has no intention of quitting this deal.Iran will have to revise its parti

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Venezuela attributes 'terrorist attack' to 'opposition extremists'

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela February 15, 2018. /Reuters Photo Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodrigue

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Iran fails to put statellite into orbit

Iran failed on Sunday to put the indigenous satellite Zafar into orbit, state IRINN TV reported. The homemade satellite carrier Simorgh launched the satellite into spa

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'The in-tray from hell': The to-do list for the UK's new ambassador to the U.S.

Dame Karen Pierce was named on Friday as the next ambassador to the U.S. after London's previous top diplomat in Washington resigned over comments about President Donal

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Pompeo meets with EU envoy on regional issues

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the Middle East and other issues with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell here o

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China refutes U.S. official's claims of China "stealing Africa's genomic data"

China on Friday refuted the comments of a U.S. official on China's public health support to Africa, calling the comments "ridiculous," according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. According to repor

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IRGC Commander Promises to Reveal New Information About Missile Strikes on US Targets in Iraq Soon

The first week of January saw a drastic spike in tensions between the US and Iran after the assassination of Iran’s elite Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani; Iran ret

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US Special Envoy: Any Move Against Venezuela's Guaido Will Be ‘Mistake’ for Maduro Regime

US Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams told reporters Thursday that Caracas would face severe repercussions if it moved against opposition figure Juan Guaido, fo

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Ransomware suspected after CUNA, a credit union lobbyist, knocked offline

The Credit Union National Association, a major lobbyist and trade association for credit unions, is recovering after its systems were knocked offline earlier this week following a “cyber inciden

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Nigeria feels 'blindsided' by U.S. travel ban, works to get it lifted

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama (L) speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, February 4, 2020, at the State Department in Washington. /AP Photo Nigeria has be

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China's central bank pumps 400 bln yuan into market

China's central bank pumped 400 billion yuan (about 57 billion U.S. dollars) into the banking system on Tuesday, after injecting 1.2 trillion yuan into the system via r

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What's the State of the Union?

02:20 The U.S. State of the Union address takes place in Washington on Tuesday.President Donald Trump delivers his speech at the Capitol – in what will be a historic address.One politi

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China's central bank injects 400 bln yuan into market

China's central bank pumped 400 billion yuan (about 57 billion U.S. dollars) into the banking system on Tuesday, after injecting 1.2 trillion yuan into the system via reverse repos on Monday.The Peop

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Israel's Netanyahu, Sudanese leader agree to start normalizing ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan's sovereign council, agreed on taking initial steps to "normalize" relations. The m

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UN Security Council to hear briefing from Kushner on controversial Mideast peace plan

The Security Council will hear a briefing behind closed doors from Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser, on the U.S.-proposed Middle East peace p