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US aircraft carriers assert in South China Sea as tensions rise between Ta
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): US aircraft carriers on Sunday entered the South China Sea "to begin operations" amid heightened tensions arising between China and Taiwan.
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Israel Defence forces say two rockets launched from Gaza strip land near T
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1 (ANI/ Sputnik) - Israel detected the launch of two missiles from the Gaza Strip towards the sea and established that the shells fell off the coast of Tel Aviv, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday.
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Japan held drill in November assuming foreign occupation of Senkakus islan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI): Japanese forces conducted a drill at a remote southwestern island in November under the assumption that foreign forces had occupied the Senkaku islands--the Japanese-controlled group of islands claimed by China, according to several government sources.
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Japan Self Defence Force improves its capabilities against China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 10 (ANI): Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has started to develop its capabilities to counter ever-increasing Chinese capabilities in North Pacific.
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US imposes sanctions on 2 individuals, 4 entities in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed sanctions related to the situation in Ethiopia against two individuals and four entities, including against the Eritrean Defense Forces, the US Department of the Treasury said in a statement on Friday.
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Over 40 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
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China-Pak military relations under strain due to substandard servicing, ma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], October 15 (ANI): Ties between China and Pakistan, fostered with Beijing supplying a range of modern armaments to Islamabad's defense forces, have come under strain over unreliable Chinese military hardware and poor, substandard servicing and maintenance.
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Israeli security forces capture last 'two terrorists' who escaped from Gil
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The last two of a total of six Palestinian inmates who had escaped from the Gilboa prison in Israel have been caught by security forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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Israel's air defense intercepts another rocket fired from Gaza
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli military has intercepted a second rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in less than 12 hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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Israel intercepts single rocket attack from Gaza
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli military has intercepted a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced about 24 hours after reporting on another single-rocket attack.
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Record number of reservists to join Estonian army training in 2022: Defens
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tallinn [Estonia], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian army will summon almost 8,300 reservists, the biggest number since 1991, for training next year, the national defence forces officials said on Wednesday.
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US imposes sanctions on Chief of staff of Eritrean Defense Forces
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed a number of sanctions on the Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces Filipos Woldeyohannes, the US Treasury Department announced on Monday.
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