
North Korea's claim on ICBM test plausible: experts
SEOUL North Korea has been working through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation's claim that it was close to a test-launch plausible, international weapons experts stated on Monday.

Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate
WASHINGTON A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump stated in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies.

U.S. general sees Islamic State's capability waning in east Mosul
ERBIL, Iraq The declining effectiveness of Islamic State attacks against Iraqi forces in eastern Mosul suggests the militants are starting to run out of resources with the campaign in its third month, a U.S. general told Reuters.
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