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Trump to visit China from March 31-April 2: White House
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
A White House official confirmed that US President Donald Trump is set to visit China from March 31 to April 2, a move that China sees as a win, as the world is bracing to witness a churn in the global order.
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US Pentagon official to visit South Korea, Japan next week
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Colby is expected to make a three-day visit to Seoul through Tuesday on a trip to Asia that also includes a stop in Japan, according to the sources.
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'For the good of our country...': Trump seeks to increase 2027 military bu
Updated : 2 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that after prolonged negotiations with senators, congressmen, secretaries and other political representatives, he has decided to increase the 2027 military budget to 1.5 trillion USD from the current 1 trillion USD. Trump said that
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Trump slams NATO after European leaders push back on Greenland, reaffirms
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"Remember, for all of those big NATO fans, they were at 2% GDP, and most weren't paying their bills, UNTIL I CAME ALONG. The USA was, foolishly, paying for them! I, respectfully, got them to 5% GDP, AND THEY PAY, immediately. Everyone said that couldn't be done, but it could, because, bey
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Zelenskyy 'interested' in getting war reparations from Russia
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Zelenskyy, who is in Florida, made the comments following a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
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India's expanding defense market signals strong growth potential: Goldman
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's aerospace and defense market is set to expand significantly, with rising government approvals reinforcing a larger Total Addressable Market (TAM), according to a report by Goldman Sachs.
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Trump repeats joke about Canada as "51st US State" during bilateral meetin
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump jested with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a bilateral meeting, joking that Canada could be the "51st US State." Carney laughed along, and Trump said that while the two nations have had their differences, they can work them out.
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Russia will no longer play "one-sided" games with West: Russian President
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected NATO's claims of Russian aggression, criticizing its defense spending hike. They accused the West of ignoring Moscow's security concerns and offered peace talks if NATO addresses the root causes of the Ukraine c
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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says NATO buildup won't have 'any s
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
NATO's plan to raise defense spending won't affect Russia's security, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to RT. He dismissed the threat claims as baseless and reiterated Moscow's openness to peace talks if NATO expansion and support for Ukraine are addressed.
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Japan bolstering defence capabilities with US to counter China's aggressio
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is credited of making a significant transformation in Tokyo's defence stance, moving away from the pacifist constitution imposed by the United States after World War II to increase in defense spending due to the escalating geopolitical tensions and ever ev
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"We must prepare ourselves for a long war in Ukraine...": NATO Chief Stolt
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin," Stoltenberg cautioned. "Therefore, we must prepare ourselves for a long war in Ukraine."
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Biden signs USD 768 billion defence bill with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed the USD 768 billion defence spending bill for 2022 which includes some USD 7.1 billion for operations in the Indo-Pacific region and calls for developing a "grand strategy" with respect to China.
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