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Philippines and the U.S. to Revisit Visiting Forces Agreement
The Philippines and the United States will be revisiting the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) by this month, according to the Philippine foreign affairs secretary.
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UN Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Comes into Force
A United Nations treaty banning the production, possession, and use of nuclear weapons comes into effect on Jan. 22 in the 51 countries that...
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UN Regulator Confirms Another Violation of Nuclear Treaty by Iran
The United Nation’s atomic energy regulator confirmed on Thursday that Iran has started working and installing equipment for the production of uranium metal-based fuel...
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Australia and Japan Ink Defense Pact
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have announced an "in-principle agreement" on the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), a two-way...
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The US Officially Exits the Paris Accord
As of 4, November 2020, under United Nations rules, the United States is officially out of the global climate accord. As of 4, November...