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US mulls sending warships to Black Sea as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia's increased military presence on Ukraine's eastern border, a US defense official said on Thursday.
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China bans several border activities in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): China has announced bans on 15 border activities in Tibet to "strengthen the border control" and maintain the security and stability in the border areas.
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More than 10 security officers killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 11 members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces were killed with four injured in two different areas in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, security sources told local media on Monday.
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Terrorists carry out 30 attacks on Syria's Idlib De-escalation Zone
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 30 times over the past 24 hours, Rear-Admiral Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a
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Tata Motors completes sale of defense business to Tata Advanced Systems
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2 (ANI): Tata Motors Ltd (TML) has completed the transfer of its defence business to Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) for an upfront consideration of Rs 227.7 crore.
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1 police officer killed, 2 injured in Taliban attack in Baghlan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghlan [Afghanistan], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Taliban terrorists attack a police base in the northern Baghlan province claimed the life of a police officer and injured two others on Friday, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said.
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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Amid COVID-19 surge, 26 cities in Pakistan report over 8 pc positivity rat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): With Pakistan President Arif Alvi and Defense Minister Pervez Khattak contracting COVID-19, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday identified 26 cities with over eight per cent positivity ratio.
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China could step up armament, provocations near Senkaku Islands: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 29 (ANI): China's coast guard could step up armament and provocations around the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea following the enforcement of a controversial Chinese law that allows use of weapons against foreign ships, according to a report pub
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N Korea accuses UNSC of 'double standards'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 29 (ANI): The position of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on missile launches by Pyongyang is a manifestation of a policy of double standards that violates the Asian country's sovereignty and the right to self-defense, Jo Chol Su, a senior North Korean foreign m
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Taiwan terms incursion by Chinese warplanes 'unnecessary', 'thoughtless'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 29 (ANI): Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-change has termed the incursion by Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADZ) as "unnecessary" and "thoughtless."
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Australia cut access to Parliament's IT services over cyber-attack fears f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia's Assistant Minister for Defense Andrew Hastie said on Sunday that the government cut access to the Parliament's IT and email services in a bid to thwart a cyber-attack incoming from a foreign actor.
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