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Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of U.N. efforts to end a five-year war that has killed tens of thousands and spread hunger and disease.FILE PHOTO: A Houthi supporter looks on as he carries

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Esper’s dark vision for US-China conflict makes war more likely

By: Bonnie Kristian for Defensenews.com – The Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban may not successfully bring our war in Afghanistan to a close. Some number of U.S. forces will remain on open-ended counterterrorism missions, their presence in harm’s way creating a constant risk of escalation, and a lot could change

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A TROUBLED PARTNERSHIP: THE US AND EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Trump’s policies towards the Middle East have led to a serious rift between the US and Europe. The EU and US are at loggerheads over Iran: Trump has withdrawn from the nuclear agreement and imposed tough economic sanctions, raising the risk of a military confrontation and prompting Iran to expand

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Putin Echoes Trump’s Call for Oil Producers to Reduce Output

By Olga Tanas and Jake Rudnitsky Russian President Vladimir Putin told the country’s top oil executives that oil producing countries should join together to slash output to reverse the collapse in world oil prices. Putin said global cuts of a little above or below 10 million barrels a day are

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