Minister: Israel willing to act militarily to stop Iran from getting nuclear arms

Israel is willing to resort to military action to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Thursday in Japan where he is drumming up support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tougher line on Tehran.

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US Navy sends a 3rd aircraft carrier to the Pacific after it completes mission against ISIS

The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and its accompanying strike group of destroyers have left the Middle East, where they had launched airstrikes against ISIS, to back up US forces in the Pacific, the US Navy announced on Wednesday.

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Typhoon Lan sweeps across Japan; 2 reported dead

A powerful typhoon has caused flooding and landslides along the Pacific coast of Japan. Japanese media say two people have died and one is missing.

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Super Typhoon May Develop Later This Week and Threaten Japan

There is a chance for Lan to become a super typhoon between Friday and Sunday as it passes east of Taiwan and Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.

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B-1B bombers fly over Korean Peninsula alongside Japanese, South Korean fighters

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in a show-of-force exercise as tensions with a nuclear-armed North Korea continue to escalate.

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Magnitude-6.1 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan.

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