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Women's day: Pakistan rights group protests against forceful conversions o
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Islamabad [Paksitan], March 9 (ANI): Observing International Women's Day 2022 in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing incidents of forceful conversions of girls from religious minorities in Pa
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Saudi Arabia inks 22 deals with local, foreign defence firms
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia has inked 2.13 billion U.S. dollars' worth of deals with local and foreign defence companies at the ongoing World Defense Show in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.
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Ukrainian nationalists in Mariupol used civilians as human shield, opened
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Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI): Russian Defense Ministry said a total of 150 civilians were used as a human shield in Mariupol while the Ukrainian nationalists opened fire on the Donetsk People's Republics (DPR) fighters from behind the civilians' back.
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Kyiv failed to create conditions for humanitarian corridor: Russia
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Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI): Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday said Ukraine has not fulfilled its commitments with regards to organizing humanitarian corridors to help people leave Mariupol.
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Chinese invasion depends on West's preparedness, US should recognize Taiwa
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Taipei [Taiwan], March 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has said possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan will depend on island defense preparedness and the willingness of the West to show Beijing it would pay a high price any such action
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China forced to increase defense budget after tech curbs from US, Europe,
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Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): China's decision to increase its military budget by 7.1 per cent, has caught the eyes of several analysts who believe that decision to spend more on defence-related research and development, was made after restrictions were imposed on the flow of technology fr
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister meets Blinken at Polish border
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Warsaw [Poland], March 6 (ANI): Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Polish border and discussed anti-Russia sanctions and the strengthening of Kyiv's defense capabilities.
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Ukraine crisis: Russia declares ceasefire for evacuation of civilians in M
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Moscow [Russia], March 5 (ANI): Russia has declared a ceasefire for the evacuation of civilians from the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Sputnik news agency reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
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130 Russian buses ready to evacuate Indian students
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Moscow [Russia], March 4 (ANI): 130 Russian buses are ready to evacuate Indian students and other foreigners from Ukraine's Kharkiv and Sumy to Russia's Belgorod Region, Russian National Defense Control Center Head Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev announced on Thursday.
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Russian 'invasion' stalled in Ukraine's North, progress in South: US
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The Russian "invasion" prong aimed at the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv appears to be stalled, while fighting rages in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, a senior US defence official said on Thursday.
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Ukraine's armed forces recapture state border in Sumy Oblast
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 3 (ANI): National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov on Thursday (local time) said that Ukraine's armed forces and border guards recapture state border in Sumy Oblast, according to The Kyiv independent, a Ukraine media outlet.
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Ukraine destroys columns of Russian troops: Defense Ministry
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 3 (ANI): Ukraine on Thursday claimed to have destroyed columns of Russian troops with heavy artillery, inflicting heavy damage.
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