Friday, September 15, 2017

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MORNING BRIEF: NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES MISSILE, PANIC IN LONDON

North Korea fires 2nd missile over Japan in a month, sparking US condemnation

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Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria

An observer group says intense clashes are ongoing in the Syrian central province of Hama between pro-government forces and members of the Islamic State group.
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Catalans ask Rajoy to agree to an independence referendum

Catalan officials are addressing a letter to Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy calling for negotiations to agree on a referendum on the northeastern region's independence.
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The Latest: Reports of burns among passengers on Tube train

The Latest on an incident at a subway station in London (all times local): 9:25 a.m.
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Malaysia prepares mass burial for school fire victims

Malaysian authorities are preparing a mass burial for victims of a fire at a private Islamic boarding school, which has sparked outrage and renewed calls for proper regulation of religious schools.
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North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight

North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon hurtling over U.S. ally Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean in a launch that ...

Africa

King's forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics

When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbors for the past three months, one of Saudi Arabia's most well-known clerics expressed his ...

Asia

Defense chief: Philippine-wide martial law 'very remote'

The Philippine defense secretary said Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte has considered the possibility of placing the entire country under martial rule over fears of planned left-wing protests ...

Europe

Russia's war games -- what is Putin up to?

Is Russia preparing to invade another European country, or simply training its forces to do so in the future?

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Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria

An observer group says intense clashes are ongoing in the Syrian central province of Hama between pro-government forces and members of the Islamic State group.

Australia

Australian lawmaker calls for ban on Islamic face coverings

An Australian senator has urged other parliamentarians to support a ban on Islamic full-face coverings in public places.

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Russia's war games -- what is Putin up to?
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North Korea represents the most imminent threat to US national security
by John Yoo

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Chinese man convicted in Taiwan of security violations

A Taiwanese court has sentenced a man from mainland China to 14 months in prison for breaking its national security laws, days after a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist was convicted of political subversion in China.

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Chinese man convicted in Taiwan of security violations

A Taiwanese court has sentenced a man from mainland China to 14 months in prison for breaking its national security laws, days after a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist was convicted of political ...
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British police respond to reports of explosion at London subway station

British police is attending an incident in Southwest London metro station following reports of an explosion in the rear of the train.
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India: Indian soldier killed in Pakistan firing in Kashmir

An Indian paramilitary officer says a border guard has been killed after Pakistani soldiers fired at several positions along the volatile border in disputed Kashmir.

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