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US weighs new Myanmar curbs as Rohingya crisis aggravates

Bloomberg The US is considering new sanctions on Myanmar after nearly a million Rohingya Muslims fled the Southeast Asian nation’s Rakhine state to neighbouring Bangladesh. In a statement, US State Department spokeswoman Heat-her Nauert said that since August 25, the US had ceased cons-ideration of JADE Act travel waivers for current and former Myanmar military leaders, and was assessing further ...

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US, China open to joint sea drills with Asean: Singapore

Bloomberg The US and China were both open to joining separate maritime drills with Southeast Asian nations as early as next year, Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said. Speaking on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense ministers meeting, Ng said China Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and US Defense Secretary James Mattis both welcomed the chance to ...

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UK certain Iran nuclear deal to be preserved

LONDON / Reuters There is absolutely no doubt that a deal between Western powers and Iran to curb its nuclear programme will survive despite the US decision not to recertify the deal, Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson said. Johnson was giving a speech on foreign affairs in London. US President Donald Trump broke ranks with other major powers earlier this ...

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