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Netanyahu says Israel takes no part in U.S. killing of Iranian commander

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel took no part in the U.S. attack that killed the top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Israel sho

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Israeli, Iranian confrontation in Syria unlikely to escalate into war

ExpertsbelievethatrecentfrictionbetweenIsraelandSyrianarmyforcesshowsIranmighthavechanged"rules"onitsstrategytowardsIsraelbutsituationisunlikelytodevelopintoafu

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Saudi airstrikes hit Yemeni capital following Houthi ballistic missile

FollowingYemen'sHouthirebelsfiredaballisticmissileatthemainairportinRiyadh,Saudi-ledcoalitionwarplaneswagedaseriesofairstrikesonmilitarytargetsintheYemenicapita

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Russian bombers strike Islamic State targets in Syria: RIA

SixRussianTu-22M3long-rangebombersstruckIslamicStatetargetsnearthetownofAbuKemalinSyriaonThursday,RIAnewsagencyreported,citingRussia’sDefenseMinistry.Commandcen

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PLA's 90th founding anniversary: Highlights of the grand military parade

China on Sunday held a military parade at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to celebrate the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). This is the first military parade ever held to mark the founding of the PLA.

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How to harden America's soft targets

AsFourthofJulycelebrationstakeplaceacrosstheUnitedStates,theyinadvertentlywillprovideterroristswithpotentialso-called“softtargets.”Softtargetsaremorevulnerablet

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Australia to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat

AustraliawarplaneswillresumeairstrikesagainstISILtargetsinSyria,endingatwo-daysuspensionimplementedafterthedowningofaSyrianwarplanebyaUSfighterjet,Reutershasrep

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Australia suspends airstrikes in Syria as precaution

AustraliasuspendeditsairstrikesinSyriaonTuesday,followingthedowningoftheSyrianaircraftandRussia'ssubsequentthreatagainstUS-ledcoalitionaircraft.RussiasaidonMond

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Scientists develop China's first microphotonic radar

ScientistsattheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)announcedMondaythesuccessfuldevelopmentofaprototypeofChina'sfirstmicro-photonicradarandthefirstimageobtainedfromthes

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Russia launches missile strike on ISIL targets from Mediterranean

TheRussianmilitaryfiredfourcruisemissilesatISILtargetsnearPalmyrainSyriaonWednesday,APhasreported,citingtheRussianDefenseMinistry(RDM).TheRDMsaidinastatementtha

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Turkish air strikes hit 12 targets in north Iraq: military

Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 targets in northern Iraq late on Monday, the military said, striking a region where Ankara says the leadership of Turkey's outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK is based.

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60 pct China localities lower GDP targets amid downward pressure

​Around 60 percent of Chinese provincial-level regions have lowered growth targets for 2016.

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Russia ratchets up air strikes against IS targets in Syria

​Russian air forces on Tuesday intensified military operation against Islamic State(IS) targets in Syria, shortly after the Kremlin admitted that a Russia passenger plane that crashed in Egypt last month was brought down by a homemade bomb.

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Russian airstrikes destroy IS infrastructure without hitting civilian sites: defense ministry

The Russian military has used high-precision weaponry in strikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria, the Russian Armed Forces General Staff said Wednesday.

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WHO report shows mixed results for global health goals

​The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Wednesday its World Health Statistics 2015 report to assess the progress made towards meeting health-related objectives in 194 countries around the world.

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Egypt president calls for unified Arab forces to fight terrorism

​Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al- Sisi urged on Sunday the Arab countries to form a unified military force to fight the growing threat of terrorism in the region.

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Auction renowned writer’s missives violates China’s copyright

China’s copyright authorities have backed Yang Jiang’s petition for halting an auction involving private letters of her and her late husband Qian Zhongshu Wednesday. It generates public discussions about China’s copyright law.