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North Korea says it wants UK to pull out of military drills

10 years ago
North Korea said Monday that it wants Britain to pull out of upcoming military exercises in South Korea, calling the drills a "hostile act." Britain has announced that it will send fighter jets and support planes to Asia, and that it will take part in exercises in South Korea together with South Korean and U.S. forces in early November.

Iran: OPEC deal on limiting output step in right direction

10 years ago
Iran's deputy oil minister says a preliminary agreement by OPEC nations to limit output to between 32.5 million and 33 million barrels per day is a "small step, but in the right direction." Amir Hossein Zamaninia spoke Monday in Tehran, after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reached the deal in late September.

Philippine president's China trip puts US ties to the test

10 years ago
After lashing out at longtime ally America, the new Philippine president is making a state visit to China in a charm offensive that will help define how far he wants to shift allegiance from treaty ally the U.S. to an Asian superpower locked in a territorial standoff with his small, impoverished country.

Iraqi, Kurdish forces make early gains as first day of Mosul operation takes hold

10 years ago
Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway. But the battle for Mosul is likely to be long and at was unclear at this early stage when the troops would enter the city itself.
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