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US says new USD 1 billion aid for Kiev includes MLRS Munitions, 18 Howitze
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The new United States USD 1 billion package of security assistance for Ukraine includes guided MLRS munitions, 18 more howitzers, 36,000 rounds of artillery ammunition and two additional Harpoon anti-ship missile systems, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Aus
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India, Vietnam taking their ties to new heights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): India and Vietnam signed a "Joint Vision" document to "significantly enhance the scope and scale" of bilateral ties by 2030 during the recent Vietnam visit of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Vietnam.
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Tunisia arrests 72 Italy-bound illegal immigrants off coast
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia arrested 72 migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean to enter Italy illegally, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.
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Warrior China chases alternate realities at Shangri-La Dialogue
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): Authoritarian China, in sharp contrast to practically every other nation, peddles a far different view of what will bring peace in Asia and the world. This was evident when China's Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe took to the stage at the Shangri-La Dialogue i
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Philippine Defense Secretary faints at Independence Day ceremony
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 12 (ANI): Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana fainted during an Independence Day ceremony on Sunday morning, according to media reports.
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Ukraine crisis: Finland to send more military equipment amid NATO ambition
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 12 (ANI): Ambitions to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Finland announce on Friday that it would be sending more military equipment to Ukraine as the military bloc considered the country's application to join the alliance.
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British defense chief pledges to provide military aid for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has pledged to continue providing military aid for Kyiv while meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart here, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
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DPRK leader underlines need for stronger self-defense measures
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North korea], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his country faces a "very serious" security situation and needs stronger self-defence measures, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
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US defence chief slams China's 'destabilising' activity near Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 11 (ANI): China's coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions threaten stability around Asia, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the premier defence forum taking place in Singapore.
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US sees Indo-Pacific as 'priority theatre', says Indian military power can
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 11 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday underlined the important role of India and other partner countries for peace in the Indo-Pacific region, which he described as a "priority theatre" for Washington.
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Russia holds Baltic drills amid NATO exercises
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian warships are conducting drills in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is holding exercises in the same region.
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Refrain from further destabilizing actions towards Taiwan: US Defence Secy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): On the sidelines of the annual Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore during an interaction on Friday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned his Chinese counterpart that Beijing must "refrain from further destabilizing actions towards Taiwan".
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