Politics
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Aug- 2019 -23 August
South Korea agrees to share military intelligence with Japan through US
South Korea said it will share military intelligence with Japan through the US after terminating a pact to exchange information directly
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22 August
South Korea to end military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan
South Korea said it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying trade and diplomatic disputes
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21 August
UAE denies it supports Yemen’s southern separatists capture of Aden
The UAE rejected accusations it supported Yemeni separatists in their seizure of the government's de facto capital Aden
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2 August
Russia urges moratorium on missile deployment after US quits INF treaty
Russia called on the US to implement a moratorium on deploying intermediate-range nuclear missiles, as Washington withdrew from the INF treaty
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Jul- 2019 -30 July
US Senate fails to override Trump’s Saudi weapons sales veto
The US Senate failed to prevent $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after President Donald Trump vetoed resolutions blocking the deal
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24 July
Turkey rejects latest proposals on Syria safe-zone, accuses US of stalling
Turkey rejected the latest US proposals to establish a controversial safe zone in SDF-controlled northeast Syria
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24 July
Mark Esper sworn in as US defense secretary
Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense after Senate confirmation, filling America's longest Pentagon leadership vacuum
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23 July
US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara
Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border
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22 July
UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force
The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran
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18 July
US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales
The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president
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