Tag: US military presence

Categories Asia & Pacific

Worst deal ever? S. Korea fumes as US tries to raise price tag for hosting American troops by FIVE TIMES

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A US demand for South Korea to quintuple spending for hosting American troops earned a stiff rebuke from Seoul, to which Washington responded by walking out of “cost-sharing” talks to give Koreans time to “reconsider.” … Read More >Worst deal ever? S. Korea fumes as US tries to raise price tag for hosting American troops by FIVE TIMES

Categories USA

Make Americans exceptional again? Trump trumps Pentagon, pardons 2 soldiers charged with war crimes

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President Donald Trump has pardoned two soldiers charged for war crimes in Afghanistan, suggesting that US troops are immune even in the face of their own military justice system, let alone the International Criminal Court. … Read More >Make Americans exceptional again? Trump trumps Pentagon, pardons 2 soldiers charged with war crimes

Categories Middle East

Moscow, Damascus Urge Global Community to Compel US to Leave Syria’s At Tanf

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Russia and Syria urge the international community to compel the United States to completely withdraw its troops from the Syrian territory, the joint coordination committees said on Thursday in a statement on the humanitarian situation in the Rukban refugee camp. … Read More >Moscow, Damascus Urge Global Community to Compel US to Leave Syria’s At Tanf

Categories Asia & Pacific

Our mid-range missiles don’t pose threat to Washington…UNLESS it moves its missiles ‘too close’ – top Chinese diplomat

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Chinese medium-range missiles are confined within the country’s borders, a senior Foreign Ministry official said, warning the US against deploying its forces to Beijing’s doorstep. … Read More >Our mid-range missiles don’t pose threat to Washington…UNLESS it moves its missiles ‘too close’ – top Chinese diplomat