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Serbian Defense Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], June 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin has tested positive for the coronavirus disease and has self-isolated, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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South Korea, US urge Pyongyang to abide by 2018 peace agreements
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 25 (ANI): Seoul Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Thursday urged Pyongyang to abide by the 2018 agreements signed for peace on the Korean peninsula.
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PLA Tibetan Military Command conducts live-fire drills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Wednesday said that the PLA Tibet Military Command has conducted comprehensive live-fire drills on high-altitude plateau to test the troops' joint combat capability.
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China exploiting COVID-19 crisis to wage 'economic warfare' on US: Pentago
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 18 (ANI): US Defence officials are concerned over China's use of COVID-19 situation to gain stakes in strategically important companies of United States as the impact of novel coronavirus has left several companies in dire need of capital.
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US Navy prepares to ban all displays of Confederate battle flags: Naval Op
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], June 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Navy is preparing an order to prohibit the flying of the Confederate battle flag from the 1861-65 Civil War on any of its ships, buildings, installations or aircraft, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said in a statement.
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French troops kill head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in Mali - Defen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb terror group, has been killed by French troops in northern Mali, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said.
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US conducts airstrikes against Taliban for first time since Eid ceasefire
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 5 (ANI): The US has conducted two airstrikes against the Taliban as retaliation to their attack on Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) checkpoints in Farah and Kandahar provinces.
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We can unite without Trump: Former Defence Secretary Mattis over countrywi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 4 (ANI): Amid the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, Former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis on Wednesday criticised US President Donald Trump saying that he is the "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American peopl
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Mumbai police bust illegal telephone exchange
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): One person was arrested on Saturday in Chembur area after Mumbai Crime Branch busted an illegal telephone exchange which was used for information related to the movement of defence personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan continues to harbour Taliban, Haqqani Network, says new Pentagon
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 22 (ANI): United States Department of Defense quarterly report to US Congress says that Pakistan continues to harbor the Taliban and associated militant groups in Pakistan, such as the Haqqani Network, which maintains the ability to conduct attacks against Afghan int
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Farmers in Agra asked to remain alert as swarms of locusts reach neighbour
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Agriculture Defense Officer, Agra has issued an alert for farmers in connection with swarms of locusts reaching the neighbouring Dausa district in Rajasthan.
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Three killed after Mi-8 helicopter crashes near Moscow
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 20 (Sputnik/ANI): A crew of three died in the Mi-8 helicopter crash in northwestern Moscow Region, a spokesman for emergency services told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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