FILE - In this July 8, 2016, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng launches an anti-ship missile during a military exercise in the waters near south China's Hainan Island and Paracel Islands. China said Monday, July 18, 2016, that it is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic waterway. Hainan's maritime administration said an area southeast of the island province would be closed from Monday to Thursday, but gave no details about the nature of the exercises. (Zha Chunming/Xinhua via AP, File)

Controversial move China shuts off sea for war games

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Women pose nude in protest to Trump

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Nice killer’s phone reveals more secrets

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Baton Rouge gunman's ‘spiritual’ quest

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Turkey may reinstate death penalty

Turkey may reinstate death penalty
TURKEY’S President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government could reinstate capital punishment, as more than 6000 people were detained over the failed coup.

Bono caught up in Nice massacre

Bono caught up in Nice massacre
U2 SINGER Bono had to be rescued by anti-terror cops from a Nice restaurant after being caught up in the Bastille Day attack.

Police tell of showdown with killer

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6000 arrests ‘just the start’: Ankara

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Rape victim offered outrageous compo

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China warns ‘unwise’ Australia

China warns ‘unwise’ Australia
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Truth about power-mad leader

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Gunmen seize Armenian police

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