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North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho speaks outside the U.N. Plaza Hotel, in New York, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.<br>Richard Drew/AP

N. Korean diplomat: US warplanes can be shot down after Trump tweet 'declared war'

North Korea's top diplomat said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend tweet was a "declaration of war" and North Korea has the right to retaliate by shooting down U.S. bombers, even in international airspace.

Adm. Scott Swift, commander of Pacific Fleet, talks to sailors during an all-hands call aboard the USS Sterett on April 12, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. <br>WYATT OLSON/STARS AND STRIPES
Pacific Fleet admiral to retire after being passed over for promotion
Detroit Lions defensive end Armonty Bryant (97), defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson (91) and defensive end Cornelius Washington (90) take a knee during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Detroit.<br>Duane Burleson/AP Photo
VFW, American Legion: NFL protests disrespectful to vets; others disagree
The Office of Inspector General has followed up on 218 deficiencies in 91 military housing buildings in Japan, including at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Camp Zama, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Kadena Air Base and Camp Foster.<br>Donald Hudson/U.S. Air Force

Safety issues linger at military housing in Japan, IG report says

Safety issues remain at American military housing in Japan despite efforts over the past few years to correct them, an Office of Inspector General report said.

Marines participate in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 18, 2017. The first female Marine to complete the course graduated Sept. 25, 2017.<br>Gregory Boyd/U.S. Marine Corps

The Marines have their first female infantry officer

The first female Marine to complete the Corps' famously grueling Infantry Officer Course graduated Monday and will soon take responsibility for a platoon as the service’s first-ever female infantry officer, the Marines announced.

Army Lt. Col. Robert Howard was relieved of command of the 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.<br>U.S. Army photo

Commander of Fort Benning infantry training battalion is relieved of command

Army Lt. Col. Robert Howard was relieved of command of the 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade “for a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” said Ben Garrett, a spokesman for Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence, which is responsible for infantry recruit training.

Thomas Brady, director of Department of Defense Education Activity, cuts a ceremonial ribbon for the new Yokota High School building at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Flanking him are Col. Kenneth Moss, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and principal Priscilla Hill.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes

DODEA celebrates its latest ‘21st Century’ school at Yokota Air Base

Classrooms with moveable glass walls that open to accommodate any number of students are part of a new energy efficient high school building at the home of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force in western Tokyo.

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An illustration of Facebook logo, on May 9, 2016.<br>Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Sipa USA

Russian operatives used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black Lives Matter, Muslims

The targeted messages, along with others that have surfaced in recent days, highlight the sophistication of an influence campaign slickly crafted to mimic and infiltrate U.S. political discourse while also seeking to heighten tensions between groups already wary of one another.

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Four asylum-seekers have gone on trial in Germany accused of executing 36 members of the Syrian security forces while they were members of the Nusra Front extremist group. One of the four defendants is guided by police in the higher regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, Monday, Sept. 25 2017. <br>Sebastian Gollnow/dpa via AP

4 men on trial in Germany accused of killings in Syria

Four asylum-seekers have gone on trial in Germany accused of executing 36 members of Syrian security forces while they were members of the Nusra Front extremist group.

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A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wipes her sweat as she waits to receive aid during its distribution near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. More than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since Aug. 25, when deadly attacks by a Rohingya insurgent group on police posts prompted Myanmar's military to launch "clearance operations" in Rakhine state.<br>Dar Yasin/AP Photo

Myanmar says no 'ethnic cleansing,' genocide against Muslims

Myanmar's U.N. ambassador insisted Monday that there is no "ethnic cleansing" or genocide taking place against Muslims and objected "in the strongest terms" to countries that used those words to describe the situation in Rakhine State.

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Voters line up to cast their ballots in the Iraqi Kurdistan region's independence referendum on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in a suburb of the region's capital of Irbil.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

Iraqi Kurds vote in independence referendum despite mounting external pressure

A hazy, overcast Monday could be a historic one for many Iraqi Kurds’ long-held dream of statehood, as citizens voted in a referendum on independence from Iraq.

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