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March 18, 2014

Xi, Obama to meet at nuclear summit: China
Beijing (AFP) March 17, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands next week, China's foreign ministry said Monday. The NSS, first held in 2010 in Washington and again in Seoul in 2012, is to take place in The Hague next Monday and Tuesday. A theme of this year's meeting is preventing nuclear terrorism, according to the NSS website. Chinese vice foreign minister Li Baodong told reporters that Beijing a ... read more

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North Korea fires 25 rockets into sea North Korea test-fired 25 rockets into the sea on Sunday, South Korea's defence ministry said, the latest in a series of launches that have provoked criticism from Seoul and Washington. ... more		Obama tells Abbas risks for peace are needed US President Barack Obama on Monday told Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that both he and Israeli leaders must make tough political decisions and take "risks" for peace. ... more		S. Korea urges North to stop 'provocative' rocket tests South Korea urged North Korea Monday to stop what it called "provocative" and potentially dangerous rocket and missile tests, a day after Pyongyang test-fired 25 projectiles into the sea. ... more
				Michelle Obama looks to ease mistrust on China trip Michelle Obama will look to dispel growing mistrust between the United States and China through a weeklong tour of the Asian power focused deliberately on soft issues, officials said Monday. ... more		Russia flies warplanes to Belarus for joint combat duty Moscow has deployed six SU-27 fighters and three military transport jets to Belarus, in an apparent reaction to growing NATO activity near the Belarusian border, the Russian defense ministry said Th ... more

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Luke Air Force Base Receives First F-35A Lightning II The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing was officially delivered during a ceremony attended by dignitaries and hundreds of local civic leaders, wing military an ... more		China re-iterates calls for restraint in Crimea China said Monday it respected "all countries' independent sovereignty and territorial integrity", in an ambiguous statement after Ukraine's Crimea region voted to join its ally Russia. ... more		ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation Karman Moves Forward with Initial Public Offering		Ukraine denounces Russian 'provocations,' troop build-up Ukraine's foreign minister denounced Russian "provocations" Monday, warning of a troop build-up on the border and the presence of "political tourists" in its eastern regions. ... more
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US to continue technology development against ballistic missile threat

Israel says long-range rockets aboard 'Iran arms ship'

Raytheon awarded contract for Patriot

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N. Korean military defends missile tests

S. Korea calls North missile tests calculated provocation

Israel drone crashes in Gaza

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Philippines drops food to troops after China 'blockade'

Iran seeks to allay Gulf Arab nuclear fears

Iran faces 'tough decisions' at nuclear talks: Kerry

China surprises with flight search satellite photos

Gaza militants say truce restored

Surrounded Crimean commander makes desperate appeal for help

Libya weapons maybe trafficked to terrorists: UN panel

Iran's Rouhani extends hand to Gulf monarchies

USN Modifies FY14 Littoral Combat Ship Contracts

Ukraine PM raises nuclear non-proliferation alarm

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Syrian vote would threaten peace talks: mediator

Israel ministers doubt prisoner release without talks extension

Iraq executes seven, including Saddam-era agents

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Israel vows tough action after Gaza rocket salvos

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