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The South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that their major military exercise with the US planned for August has been suspended.

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:06:12 -0400

US President Donald Trump has threatened to place tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods in a rapidly escalating trade dispute between the two countries. The Trump administration announced last week it would place a 25 per cent tariff on $50bn of Chinese goods as punishment for alleged intellectual property theft. China responded by promising its own tariffs on an equivalent amount of American products.

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:26:00 -0400

The Trump administration struggled on Monday to defend its policy of separating parents from their sons and daughters at the southern US border amid growing national outrage and the release of a shocking recording of sobbing children. As the White House scrambled to respond to the deepening political crisis, the homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, flew from New Orleans to Washington to face a barrage of questions from reporters, even as Democrats demanded her resignation and the outcry reached a critical mass. Nielsen claimed that America was a country of “compassion” and “heart” but was unable to square the circle regarding whether the separations were a vindication of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy towards illegal immigration or an unintended consequence of a law made by the US Congress.

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:17:20 -0400

The Breaker of Chains has broken our hearts.

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:23:05 -0400

By Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed a Syrian army position near the Iraqi border, causing deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied it was responsible. The attack took place in al-Harra, southeast of the town of Albu Kamal, state news agency SANA said, citing a military source. A commander in the alliance fighting alongside Damascus told Reuters that drones that were "probably American" had bombed the positions of Iraqi factions between Albu Kamal and Tanf, as well as Syrian military positions.

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:19:24 -0400