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US carrier group diverted to Western Pacific amid Korean peninsula tensions

Mon, Apr 10, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has been diverted to the Western Pacific instead of sailing from Singapore to Australia, the US navy said, amid escalated tensions on the Korean peninsula over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

The strike group includes several...

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