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US calls Venezuelan aircraft presence in international waters 'provocative
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Defence Department warned Venezuela in a statement late on Thursday to cease further provocative moves, describing the Venezuelan aircraft buzzing over the US vessel - reported to be the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham - as an attempt "to interfere with our counter-narco-terror
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US kills 11 in strike on Venezuelan cartel's boat carrying drugs
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Trump said 11 people were killed in the strike conducted in "international waters." Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the "lethal strike" as taking place in the "southern Caribbean" targeting "a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela."
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Libya coast guard opens fire on rescue ship during migrant search
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Libya's coast guard fired on the European rescue ship Ocean Viking while it searched for migrants in distress in international waters, SOS Mediterranee said. No casualties were reported, but the vessel was damaged. The group called the attack "outrageous" and part of a pattern of reckless Li
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Greta Thunberg among activists detained as Gaza-bound aid ship seized by I
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Greta Thunberg and other activists aboard the Gaza-bound aid ship 'Madleen' were detained by Israel in international waters. Israel claims they ignored Hamas atrocities, while rights groups call the interception illegal. The activists were shown an October 7 attack video and now face depo
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Beijing rejects Canberra's accusations of live-fire drills off the Austral
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The controversy surrounds China's live-fire drills in international waters near Australia, which prompted Australian air traffic control to issue notices advising airlines to adjust their flight plans.
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The World isn't big enough for China
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chinese ambitions - "the grand rejuvenation of the Chinese nation", as Chairman Xi Jinping calls it - are almost unbridled in their scope. As well as seeking to dominate nearby territory such as Taiwan, the mountainous border with India, international waters in the South China Sea and the ic
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Chinese warplane fired flares, endangering Australian Navy chopper, says C
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Australia accused a Chinese fighter jet of endangering a naval helicopter by firing flares into its path over the international waters of the Yellow Sea, CNN reported, adding that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the action as "completely unacceptable".
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US forces destroy unmanned surface vessels, mobile anti-ship cruise missil
Updated : 2 years ago IST
It said that these actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy and merchant vessels.
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Six Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Navy; second incident within a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As many as six Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were fishing in international waters, were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their trawler, near the Kankesanthurai area in Sri Lanka.
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25 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry detained by Sri Lankan Nav
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
25 Indian fishermen, who were fishing in international waters, were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their two trawlers, off Point Pedro town in Sri Lanka.
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22 Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lankan authority
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As many as 22 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy who had strayed into international waters, have been released and they arrived in Pampan through boats.
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Rajnath Singh reiterates India's commitment to freedom of navigation, over
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In his address at the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta on Thursday, Rajnath Singh affirmed ASEAN's centrality and appreciated its role in promoting dialogue and consensus in the region.
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