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RFE/RL News
20 July 2019
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Saudis Approve Hosting U.S. Troops Amid Rising Tensions With Iran
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved the hosting of U.S. troops for the first time since the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, as the two allies bolster cooperation amid rising tensions with Iran
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Britain Says Seeks Diplomacy, Not 'Military Options,' In Iran Standoff
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says his country is focusing on diplomacy and not “military options” following Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Kazakh-Born U.S. Citizen Charged With Fighting, Training For Islamic State
A Kazakh-born, naturalized U.S. citizen has been charged in New York with fighting for and serving as a weapons trainer for the extremist group Islamic State (IS).
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U.K., U.S. Warn Iran After Two Ships Seized; One Later Said Released
Britain has condemned as "unacceptable" the Iranian seizure of one ship and the apparent brief detention of another as tensions ratcheted up over a spate of dangerous incidents on one of the world's most strategic commercial shipping routes.
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Mourners Honor Slain Kazakh Olympic Skater Denis Ten One Year After His Death
Hundreds of people have gathered in Kazakhstan's second city to honor Kazakh Olympic figure skater Denis Ten one year after he was fatally stabbed by two men trying to steal parts off his car.
