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India wants peace, issues resolved through talks, says Rajnath Singh on Uk
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called for ensuring peace and resolution of the contentous issues through talks in the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia.
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Zelenskyy held consultations with Macron, Scholz, convened Security Counci
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that in connection with the statements made at the meeting of the Russian Security Council, he had held urgent consultations with the German and French leaders, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron, and also c
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Former Kazakh Defense Minister detained over authorities inaction case
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nur Sultan [Kazakhstan], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Murat Bektanov, who was dismissed from the post of Kazakh defence minister in January amid nationwide unrest, was detained in the case of the inaction of the authorities, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Monday.
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Ukrainian Defense Minister predicts no Russian attack in coming days
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 21 (ANI): Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Sunday said since there are no "strike forces" of the Russian troops in any city, it is inappropriate to say that the "attack" will be carried out in the next few days.
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Minsk, Moscow to continue joint drills amid escalation in Eastern Ukraine
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Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said Sunday that Moscow and Minsk had decided to continue the joint military exercise to test the Union State's response force.
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Four Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan's air defense identification zone
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): Four Chinese fighter jets entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday, local media reported.
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Death toll of Brazil mudslides reaches to 146
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Brasilia [Brazil], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from landslides and floods that occurred Tuesday in the city of Petropolis in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state rose to 146 on Saturday, as rescue efforts had stretched into their fifth day, the Civil Defense has said.
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US Defense Secy Austin to visit Lithuania on Saturday
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Lithuania on Saturday, where he will discuss security in the Baltic region with the country's leadership and military officials, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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Counter-terror center did not evaluate Afghan evacuees before they entered
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): Afghans evacuated to the US during the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan last summer were not fully vetted by the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) before arrival, a new report revealed on Thursday.
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US intelligence community still looking into recent cyberattack on Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US intelligence community is continuing to gather details about a recent cyberattack on a number of Ukrainian state and bank websites, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.
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Two more Canadian soldiers under investigation for support of Trucker prot
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian military police have started investigating two more soldiers allegedly involved in supporting trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions, the National Post reported on Thursday, citing Canadian Defense spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier.
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Cyber Defense firm, Theta432 led by M. Michael Mitama all set to launch it
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI/ATK): The United States-based startup, Theta432, a Cyber Defense firm is all set to announce a state-of-the-art cyber defense centre in India.
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