'Bad things' to happen if Bagram air base not returned: Trump

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened "bad things" would happen to Afghanistan if it does not give back control of the Bagram air base to the United States, and declined to rule out sending in troops to retake it."If Afghanistan doesn't give Bagram Airbase...

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Super typhoon nears Taiwan, Philippines

MANILA, Sept 21 (AFP): The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China.The storm was undergoing "rapid intensification" and expected to make landfall on the sparsely populated Batanes or...

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Jordan partially reopens W Bank crossing

AMMAN, Sept 21 (AFP/Reuters/AP): Jordan said it partially reopened its border crossing with the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, three days after closing it following an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers."The crossing reopened Sunday for travellers only, while the movement of cargo trucks remains suspended until further notice," an...

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