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India Reports 20 Troops Killed In Clashes On The Border With China

6:28pm June 16, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

India says 20 of its troops are dead after a confrontation with Chinese soldiers on the two countries' disputed border, high in the Himalayas. It was the first deadly clash there in decades.

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An Indian army convoy moves along Srinagar-Leh national highway Monday at Gagangeer, in east Kashmir's Ganderbal district.

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20 Indian Troops Dead After Clashes With Chinese Soldiers Near Border

6:09pm June 16, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

The fighting, which reportedly involved stone-throwing and batons rather than bullets, occurred Monday night. It follows weeks of scuffles between Indian and Chinese troops along the border.

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In Africa, Colonial-Era Statues Began Coming Down Decades Ago

4:06pm June 16, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

The current wave of the U.S. protests bringing down Confederate monuments has echoes in African social movements toppling statues of colonial rulers.

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The Oil Spill From Russian Nickel Mine Is Moving Towards The Arctic Ocean

4:06pm June 16, 2020

by Jackie Northam

Arctic watchers fear 150,000 barrels of diesel oil from a ruptured fuel tank at a Russian nickel mine will spill into the Arctic Ocean, as clean-up efforts falter.

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Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's director-general of health, pictured last week, said Tuesday that two women flying in from the U.K. via Australia had tested positive for the coronavirus and had been in isolation since their arrival.

After Weeks Of No New Cases Of COVID-19 In New Zealand, 2 Arrivals Test Positive

4:05pm June 16, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"We will almost certainly see cases here again" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern predicted last week. "That is not a sign we have failed." The two women in the new cases are in self-isolation.

An image from a thermal observation device shows the explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office building in North Korea's Kaesong as seen from Paju, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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In 'Terrific Explosion,' North Korea Blows Up Liaison Office

2:33pm June 16, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

The office, north of the Demilitarized Zone, appears to have been empty when it was destroyed. The act follows threats from Pyongyang, and experts say provocations from the North will likely continue.

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North Korea Destroys Liaison Office It Shared With South Korea

11:07am June 16, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

The destruction appears to signal that after two years of diplomacy and summits involving the two Koreas and the U.S., it's back to a period of confrontation and provocations.

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Trump Confirms He Plans To Move Some Troops Out Of Germany

7:08am June 16, 2020

President Trump said Monday that U.S. troop deployment in Germany will drop significantly because Germany is "delinquent in their payments to NATO." What are the implications of this threat?

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News Brief: Policing Order, U.S. Troops In Germany, Hanging Deaths Probed

6:29am June 16, 2020

President Trump is set to sign an executive order on policing. The U.S. plans to cut the number of troops to Germany. And, probes deepen into the deaths of two black men found hanging from trees.

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Besides Palestinians, Israelis Have Qualms About West Bank Annexation Plans

6:29am June 16, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank is getting pushback — not just from Palestinians under occupation — but, unexpectedly, from right-wing Jewish settlers.

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