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Serbian, U.S. officials say to continue with partner approach

Visiting assistant U.S. Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs Victoria Nuland met with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and talked about regional stability and economic relations of Serbia and the United States.

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DPRK accuses U.S. of escalating tensions on Korean Peninsula

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday denounced the United States for making the situation on the Korean Peninsula "extremely tense" through a series of moves, and vowed to take stronger countermeasures to defend the country.

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U.S. comments on China's "rights lawyers" "violates spirit of law"

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the United States' comments on the cases of so called "human rights lawyers" were a flagrant interference of China's internal affairs and judicial sovereignty.

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U.S. sends Yemeni Guantanamo inmate to Italy, 78 detainees left

The United States said on Sunday it had transferred a Yemeni inmate from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Italy, bringing the number of detainees at the U.S. naval base in Cuba to 78.

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U.S. cold-war mentality not solution to South China Sea issue

The South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Philippines and without China's consent is a political farce.

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DPRK demands U.S. withdraw sanctions over alleged human rights abuses

The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday urged the United States to withdraw newly announced sanctions over its human rights record, saying it was an "open declaration of war against the DPRK."

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British inquiry reveals Western hegemonism, interventionism

A long-awaited British inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Wednesday revealed that Britain's decision to join the U.S.-led war is a blind action to follow its U.S. ally, which spares no effort to intervene in other countries under the cover of democracy.

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Cold war mentality lingers in South China Sea arbitration

With the Philippines as the leading actor and the United States cheering in the bleachers, the political farce of an arbitral tribunal without jurisdiction over the South China Sea issue has sounded an alarm for the lingering cold-war mentality.

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South China Sea, a pseudo "hot-spot issue"

The South China Sea seems unsettling, with the final award by an international arbitral tribunal approaching and heavyweight politicians and diplomats exchanging heated words.

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U.S. needs to readjust attitude regarding South China Sea issue

The South China Sea used to be a peaceful region before the United States poked its nose into the area. Instead of its "Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific" strategy, what the United States really needs is to "rebalance" its attitude toward the issue.

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U.S. to keep pushing TTIP talks with EU despite Brexit

​The United States will continue to talk with the EU on the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement, despite Britain's vote to leave the EU.

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Who's really militarizing South China Sea?

The United States likes to think of itself as a force for peace, law and justice, and the deployment of two aircraft carriers on a "training mission" in East Asia obviously backs up that aspiration. Or does it?

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Iran files lawsuit at int'l court over U.S. seizure of its assets: IRNA

​Iran has filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the ruling of a U.S. court over seizure of Iran's assets, official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.

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U.S. embassy's rainbow flag draws fire from Jamaica's attorney general

​The decision to fly the rainbow flag at the United States' embassy following the Orlando gay nightclub massacre has drawn huge fire from Jamaica's Attorney General Marlene Malahoo-Forte.

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Indian PM Narendra Modi emphasises ‘common belief in liberty’ during landmark address to joint session of US Congress

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, emphasising the importance of a continued relationship between the world’s oldest democracy and its largest.

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Chinese embassy refutes Wall Street Journal editorial on S. China Sea

The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Thursday refuted a Wall Street Journal editorial, saying its call for stronger U.S. military response to the South China Sea issue is "reckless and alarming."

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Pakistan to raise U.S. drone attack issue at UN: adviser

​Pakistan will raise the issue of U.S. drone attacks in the United Nations as they are against the country's sovereignty, the country's top foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said on Thursday.