Deployment comes after rumors of PLA simulating invasion of small islands
Taiwan Sends 200 Marines to Island in South China Sea
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Gulf Alliance Pressures UN to Extend Iran Arms Embargo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says UN Security Council will make a “mockery of its mission” if the embargo is not extended
US Begins Highest Level Taiwan Visit in Decades
Trump signed a bill into law in 2018 that allows high-level visits to Taiwan
Esper Says There Will Be Less Than 5,000 US Troops in Afghanistan by November
Peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban expected to start soon
Afghanistan’s Tribal Council Approves Release of 400 Taliban Prisoners
On Sunday, Afghanistan's tribal council, the Loya Jirga, approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners in an effort to hurry the peace process and start talks between the government and the Taliban. The US-Taliban peace deal requires the Afghan government to release...
Nagasaki Mayor Stresses the Importance of Arms Control
Last major nuclear arms control agreement between US and Russia set to expire in February 2021
Iran Says it Arrested Leader of US-Based Opposition Group
Iran says it has arrested the leader of a US-based "terrorist group" accused of bombing a mosque in 2008 in the Iranian city of Shiraz, an attack that killed 14 people and wounded hundreds. Iran's Intelligence Ministry said in a statement that they arrested the...
Afghan Govt Calls to Extend Ceasefire With Taliban
Ceasefire held over weekend, ISIS claims responsibility for attack on prison
Syrian Government Slams US-Kurdish Oil Deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed rumors of the deal in a Senate hearing on Thursday
National Guard Reorganizes to Prepare for War With Russia and China
The move reflects US shift towards ‘great power competition’ as outlined in 2018 National Defense Strategy
