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June 23, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

U.S. airs concerns in China meetings, stresses need for progress

By Jason Lange and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday expressed deep concern about state-sponsored cyber theft and stressed the need to keep Asian sea lanes open at the start of annual talks with China, and said the world depended on the ability of the two countries to narrow their differences. In opening statements at the wide-ranging Strategic and Economic Dialogue forum in Washington, China expressed

June 23, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

U.S. to pre-position tanks, artillery in Baltics, eastern Europe

By Phil Stewart TALLINN (Reuters) – The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine. Carter, during a trip to Tallinn, said the Baltic states – Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia — as well as Bulgaria, Romania and Poland agreed to host elements of this heavy

June 23, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

U.S. airs concerns in China meetings, stresses need for progress

By Jason Lange and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday expressed deep concern about state-sponsored cyber theft and stressed the need to keep Asian sea lanes open at the start of annual talks with China, and said the world depended on the ability of the two countries to narrow their differences. In opening statements at the wide-ranging Strategic and Economic Dialogue forum in Washington, China expressed