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World Service,06 Aug 2019,23 mins

China warns against US missiles in Asia

Newsday

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China has warned of "unspecified countermeasures" if the United States deploys intermediate-range missiles anywhere in the Asia-Pacific region. The UK joins forces with the US in the Gulf to protect commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz amid growing tensions with Iran. And we try to find out why a silver Spitfire is going to fly round the world to promote peace.

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