Month: August 2018

New figures from research concerning the number of hurricane victims in Puerto Rico are much higher than previous counts, the Puerto Rican government said on Tuesday. The new figure is 46 times larger than what […]

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North Korea continues to be a “serious and imminent threat,” Japan stated on Tuesday in its first annual defense review since tensions eased on the Korean Peninsula, The Guardian reported. Japan’s 2018 defense white paper […]

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During the Pentagon briefing on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis stated that future military exercises with South Korea will go on as usual, Reuters reported. “We have no plans at this time to […]

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Sholgu on Tuesday stated that Russia, together with Chinese and Mongolian armies, is going to hold the most massive military exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union. Sholgu in a […]

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The ongoing trade war between China and the United States will most probably only intensify, an expert said on Monday, as both sides believe they have the advantage in the matter. “I think we are […]

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Sources close to the U.S.-Mexico NAFTA talks say the two countries may very soon come to a mutual agreement and iron out differences which stopped them from reaching a deal until now. According to these […]

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On Sunday, Iran’s parliament removed from office its minister of economic affairs and finance. The oust comes after a drastic drop in the country’s currency destroyed its economy. Following the removal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad […]

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched missiles at Riyadh, attempting to hit the Saudi Arabia Defense Ministry. Although this kind of missile assaults have happened in the past, the recent increase in Houthi attacks could escalate tensions […]

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President Donald Trump on Friday stated that he asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel his planned visit to North Korea. Trump also accused Pyongyang of slow-walking efforts to dismantle its nuclear program. Trump […]

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New U.S. sanctions against Russia for last spring’s nerve agent attack in Britain will go into effect Monday, but their impact will be limited among a raft of other punitive measures already in place, CNBC […]

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