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Barack Obama Meets Family of Journalist Steven Sotloff Killed by Islamic State
US President Barack Obama met today with the family of Steven Sotloff, who was abducted in Syria and beheaded by the Islamic State group in September.
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Iran Defends Spy Trial of US Journalist Jason Rezaian
Iran hit back today at US charges that the trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian on spying charges lacked transparency, with Tehran insisting its judiciary is independent.
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Barack Obama Lifts Hold on US Military Aid to Egypt
President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a hold on US military aid to Cairo, but also said the United States would stop allowing Egypt to buy equipment on credit starting in fiscal year 2018.
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US Military Rescues 2 Saudi Pilots Off Yemen Coast, Says Official
The US military has rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their jet off Yemen's coast, as the kingdom launched air strikes on rebel camps in its violence-wracked neighbor, officials said on Friday.
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Barack Obama Calls Injured Ambassador After South Korea Attack
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called a former aide and now US ambassador in South Korea to wish him well following a bloody attack that Washington strongly condemned.
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Christians Flee Homes After Islamic State Kidnappings in Syria
The kidnapping of nearly 100 Assyrian Christians by Islamic State militants in Syria has prompted terrified families to flee their homes, activists said on Wednesday, as Washington vowed to defeat the group.
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No Evidence 'At This Time' to Confirm Islamic State Hostage Claim: US
The United States on Friday said that it has not yet seen any proof to confirm a claim by the Islamic State group that a female American hostage has been killed in an air strike in Syria by a Jordanian plane.
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Barack Obama Will Not Meet US-Bound Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Barack Obama has refused to meet Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who will make a controversial visit to the United States in early March as he fights for re-election.
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Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for president, vows to tackle militancy
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who ousted Egypt's first freely elected leader, declared his candidacy on Wednesday for a presidential election he is expected to easily win.
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Barack Obama Meets Family of Journalist Steven Sotloff Killed by Islamic State
US President Barack Obama met today with the family of Steven Sotloff, who was abducted in Syria and beheaded by the Islamic State group in September.
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Iran Defends Spy Trial of US Journalist Jason Rezaian
Iran hit back today at US charges that the trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian on spying charges lacked transparency, with Tehran insisting its judiciary is independent.
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Barack Obama Lifts Hold on US Military Aid to Egypt
President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a hold on US military aid to Cairo, but also said the United States would stop allowing Egypt to buy equipment on credit starting in fiscal year 2018.
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US Military Rescues 2 Saudi Pilots Off Yemen Coast, Says Official
The US military has rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their jet off Yemen's coast, as the kingdom launched air strikes on rebel camps in its violence-wracked neighbor, officials said on Friday.
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Barack Obama Calls Injured Ambassador After South Korea Attack
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called a former aide and now US ambassador in South Korea to wish him well following a bloody attack that Washington strongly condemned.
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Christians Flee Homes After Islamic State Kidnappings in Syria
The kidnapping of nearly 100 Assyrian Christians by Islamic State militants in Syria has prompted terrified families to flee their homes, activists said on Wednesday, as Washington vowed to defeat the group.
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No Evidence 'At This Time' to Confirm Islamic State Hostage Claim: US
The United States on Friday said that it has not yet seen any proof to confirm a claim by the Islamic State group that a female American hostage has been killed in an air strike in Syria by a Jordanian plane.
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Barack Obama Will Not Meet US-Bound Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Barack Obama has refused to meet Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who will make a controversial visit to the United States in early March as he fights for re-election.
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Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for president, vows to tackle militancy
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who ousted Egypt's first freely elected leader, declared his candidacy on Wednesday for a presidential election he is expected to easily win.
