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[Watch] Desert Vipers skipper Colin Munro displays great sportsmanship by withdrawing run out appeal against Martin Guptill in ILT20 match

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Desert Vipers captain Colin Munro showed great sportsmanship by withdrawing a run out appeal against Sharjah Warriors batter and his New Zealand teammate Martin Guptill in an International League T20 (ILT20) match on Sunday, January 28. Sharjah Warriors beat Desert Vipers by seven runs in match number 13 of ILT20 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. … Read more

U.S. signals it is open to withdrawing some troops from Iraq

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin left the door open Thursday to reducing the U.S. military presence in Iraq, saying that meetings set to begin soon between officials from the two countries will enable a “transition to an enduring bilateral security partnership” that builds on years of joint operations against the Islamic State. Austin, in a statement … Read more

Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO

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Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out … Read more

France to depart post-coup Niger, withdrawing troops and diplomats

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Comment on this storyComment France announced a diplomatic withdrawal and the end of its military cooperation with Niger, two months after a coup removed a pro-French president and widened the gulf between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that Paris would pull out its ambassador, several diplomats and 1,500 troops from the … Read more