
Trump hails ‘very strong’ ties with Thailand
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 - Donald Trump welcomed Thai junta leader chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha to the White House on Monday, trying to turn the page after coups rocked one of America's oldest alliances.
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Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 - Donald Trump welcomed Thai junta leader chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha to the White House on Monday, trying to turn the page after coups rocked one of America's oldest alliances.
Oct 2, 2017

Manila (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 - US and Philippine troops launched new joint counter-terrorism exercises on Monday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte, a fierce critic of Washington, reversed course in favour of pursuing one of Asia's oldest military alliances.
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Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 - Now is not the time to talk to North Korea, the White House declared Monday, as President Donald Trump appeared to undermine efforts to force Pyongyang to the table.
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Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would be a waste of time, after it emerged that Washington has channels of contact with Pyongyang.
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Oslo (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - Norway has agreed to host former Israeli nuclear technician and whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, his Norwegian wife has told local television.
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Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims gathered in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Sunday for ceremonies marking the seventh-century killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson.
Oct 1, 2017

Taipei (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - Three naval personnel have been jailed for up to two years for mistakenly launching a missile towards China that killed one person and triggered a stern response from Beijing last year.
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - North Korea's nuclear antics have rattled its alliance with China to the point that Beijing is allowing the previously unthinkable to be discussed: Is it time to prepare for the renegade regime's collapse?
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Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 - BAE Systems Australia will support the development and creation of Indigenous defense companies if it is chosen to build new Navy frigates.
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Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 - BAE Systems engineers, with students from Cranfield University, have come up with a new technology concept that uses unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Bogota (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - After a half-century of armed struggle, the Colombian armed forces and the country's last guerrilla group, the ELN, began on Sunday a historic, if possibly temporary, truce.
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Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 - The future replenishment vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy will feature a tactical communications network from Saab of Sweden.
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Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 - An unmanned helicopter by Israel Aerospace Industries has completed a proof-of-concept demonstration for the Israeli military.
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Hong Kong, China (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 - Casino magnate Lawrence Ho - son of Macau gaming legend Stanley Ho - is eyeing a major foray into Japan as he seeks to broaden his family's reach beyond the world's biggest gambling hub.
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 - China's manufacturing activity accelerated for a second straight month in September, official figures showed Saturday, although an independent indicator was less positive about the world's second largest economy.
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London (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that the only way to stop its nuclear deal from collapsing is for Europe to defy any US reimposition of sanctions.
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