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Beijing's aggression continues in neighbouring waters, Liaoning carrier sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Japan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning after passing through waters between two Japanese islands returned to the East China Sea from the Pacific.
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Japan welcomes UK plan to deploy aircraft carrier in Indo-Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Japan has welcomed the United Kingdom's plan to deploy a fleet led by its new flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth, to the Indo-Pacific region.
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US Defense Production Act does not mean 'export ban', clarifies White Hous
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 26 (ANI): After facing a barrage of criticism for denying essential COVID supplies to India, the United States on Tuesday defended the Defense Production Act (DFA), a US policy under which the supplies were reportedly withheld.
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US Defense Secy Austin directs Pentagon to provide material support to Ind
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] April 26 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III on Sunday (local time) directed Pentagon to use its resources in order to provide material support to frontline Indian healthcare workers who are fighting against the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indian think tank urges Biden administration to ease global vaccine supply
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country, an Indian think tank has urged US President Joe Biden's administration to ease the global vaccine supply chain.
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Chinese Defence Minister to visit Sri Lanka later this month
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 22 (ANI): Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka on April 27 on a three-day visit, the second high-level visit by a senior Chinese official in recent months.
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US Department of Defense confirms visuals of 'unidentified aerial phenomen
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): The US Department of Defense has confirmed that leaked photos and video of "unidentified aerial phenomena" taken in 2019 are indeed legitimate images of unexplained objects.
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Israeli Air Force strikes Hamas facilities in Gaza Strip in response to ro
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Air Force has conducted strikes on three facilities of the Hamas Islamist movement in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian exclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday.
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One Turkish serviceman killed by missile attack on military camp in Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): One Turkish serviceman has been killed by the recent missile attack on Turkey's military camp in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said.
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Afghanistan: Taliban rejects US peace plan, six-month extension on troops
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): Taliban have rejected the United States' plan to restore peace in Afghanistan as well as the proposed six-month delay in the withdrawal of the American troops.
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Amid Iran nuclear talks, US Defense Secy begins travels to Middle East
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 11 (ANI): The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday, his first stop on a two-day trip to the Middle Eastern country. This is the first official visit by a senior representative of President Joe Biden's administration to the country.
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Navalny's defense team files new complaint with European Court of Human Ri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Alexey Navalny's lawyer has told German Der Spiegel magazine that the defense team of the jailed Russian opposition activist had filed new complaints with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
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