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Pentagon chief visits Mongolia to strengthen military bonds

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper poses with a horse presented as a gift at the Defense Ministry in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. Esper’s stop in Ulaanbaatar — the third U.S. engagement with Mongolia in recent weeks, underscored its key role in America’s new defense strategy that lists China and Russia as priority competitors.

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US urges raised caution for Americans touring Hong Kong

Protesters focus the laser pointers to a newspaper as they try to burn it, during a rally to demonstrate against the arrests of people caught in possession of laser pointers that police classified as offensive weapons because of their ability to harm the eyes in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hong Kong is facing its “most severe situation” since its handover from British rule in 1997 following weeks of demonstrations and the central government is considering what measures to take next, the head of Beijing’s Cabinet office responsible for the territory said Wednesday.