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US, S Korea discuss future of joint military drills
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], June 16 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has discussed with his South Korean counterpart, Song Young-moo, the future of their joint military drills after US president Donald Trump said that he would be suspending them.
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Any deal with N Korea must include denuclearisation: US Senators
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [United States], June 5 (ANI): United States (US) Senate Democrats have written a letter to US President Donald Trump saying that any agreement with North Korea must include the dismantlement and removal of its nuclear weapon.
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Singapore names orchid after PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore City [Singapore], Jun 2 (ANI): An orchid was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate his visit to the National Orchid Garden of Singapore today.
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PM Modi meets Mattis in Singapore
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore City [Singapore], Jun 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-nation visit, on Saturday met with United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in Singapore.
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PM Modi meets ex-Singaporean PM
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore [Singapore], Jun 2 (ANI): On the third and last day of his Singapore visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Singaporean premier and Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong here on Saturday.
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Trump approves new limits on transgenders in military
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], March 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday approved new limits on transgender troops in the U.S. military, allowing most of them to remain in the ranks.
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US to deploy 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 22 (ANI): The United States Army is making plans that may take the total force in Afghanistan a notch higher by as many as additional 1,000 US troops this spring, senior military officials said.
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US military's competitive edge 'eroded': Mattis
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States] January 20 (ANI): United States secretary of defence Jim Mattis has warned that the US military's competitive edge has eroded in every domain.
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Shutdown would've serious ramifications for US military: Mattis
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States] January 20 (ANI): United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has warned that even a partial government shutdown would tremendously impact the country's military's maintenance, training, and intelligence operations.
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Mattis arrives in Cairo, will discuss cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
(Washington D.C.) [United States], Dec.2 (ANI): United States Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis has arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian officials and discuss cooperation before heading on to Jordan, Pakistan and Kuwait.
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Pentagon likely to reveal real troop numbers in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], November 25 (ANI): In a major disclosure, the Pentagon is likely to announce that there are 2000 U.S. troops stationed in Syria, rather than the 500.
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Trump will not visit DMZ during Asia trip
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [United States] October 31 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump will not visit the heavily fortified border between North Korea and South Korea known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during his November trip to Asia, reported the Hill, quoting a senior administration officia
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