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China Grows Bolder On The World Stage

5:08am November 23, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

China has supported one-party control in Cambodia, anti-Rohingya policies in Myanmar, and jettisoning historical baggage in Zimbabwe. These episodes suggest a more assertive Chinese foreign policy.

News Brief: Roy Moore's Communication Director Resigns, Politics In Lebanon

5:08am November 23, 2017

We look at Roy Moore's chances in the Alabama Senate race after his communications director resigned. Also, Prime Minister Saad Hariri has returned to Lebanon and says he will stay on, for now.

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, a C-2A Greyhound prepares to land in August. Three remained missing after the same type of plane crashed Wednesday in the Philippine Sea.

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Search Continues For Missing Sailors After Navy Plane Crash In Philippine Sea

3:12am November 23, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Three sailors are still missing after the C-2A Greyhound transport plane went down on Wednesday. Eight others have been rescued.

Newly released closed-circuit television footage shows a North Korean soldier sprinting south across the border last week while his fellow soldiers fire on him.

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Video Shows North Korean Soldier's Dramatic Sprint Across Border

6:48pm November 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Newly-released CCTV footage shows a jeep speeding through the countryside near the DMZ. Inside is a North Korean soldier making a desperate escape.

Secretary Of State Tillerson Considering Action In Response To Rohingya Attacks

5:31pm November 22, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he believes the attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar amounts to ethnic cleansing. He's considering targeted sanctions in response.

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Local Opposition To The American Presence In Okinawa Is Growing

5:31pm November 22, 2017

On Sunday, a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, drunkenly crashed his truck into another vehicle, killing the driver. NPR's Elise Hu talks with Anna Fifield, Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Washington Post about what the incident means for the American military presence in Okinawa.

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8 Rescued, 3 Missing After U.S. Navy Aircraft Crash

4:45pm November 22, 2017

by Tom Bowman

A C-2 Navy supply plane with 11 people aboard crashed in the Pacific while enroute to the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. Eight people were recovered in good shape and three remain missing.

A Rohingya refugee boy looks on at Balukhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia on Wednesday. An estimated 618,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled mainly Buddhist Myanmar since a military crackdown was launched in Rakhine in August. Refugees desc

U.S. Denounces Violence Against Rohingya As 'Ethnic Cleansing'

3:51pm November 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

"Those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement Wednesday. Targeted sanctions against Myanmar are a possibility.

Two U.S. F/A-18s and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fly over the USS Ronald Reagan ahead of a joint exercise at an undisclosed location earlier this month.

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8 Rescued, 3 Missing After Navy Plane Crashes In Philippine Sea

10:41am November 22, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The C-2 Greyhound was en route to the USS Ronald Reagan when it went down Wednesday afternoon Japan time. Eight people were recovered and are "in good condition at this time," the Navy says.

8 Recovered After Navy Plane Crash

7:32am November 22, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

A U.S. naval aircraft has crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan while traveling to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier as part of military exercises.

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