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Niger military sends reinforcements to capital
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Niger has been engulfed in political chaos since late last month when President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup d’etat by the presidential guard. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responded days later by enacting sanctions and issuing an ultimatum to the ruling milit
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Niger: Acting US deputy secretary of state Victoria Nuland meets junta mem
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Nuland is the highest level US official to meet in person with the military putschists. Her trip to the capital city of Niamey – made at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken – comes less than two weeks after members of Niger’s presidential guard seized power and a day after the d
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Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Niger edged closer to conflict after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deadline threatening military intervention expired on Sunday.
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Niger: ECOWAS sets deadline for coup leaders until Sunday to reinstate Pre
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have said they have finalised a plan for a potential military intervention in Niger. The regional bloc has given coup leaders in Niger until Sunday to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, German News Agency DW repor
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Pakistan: Military intervention in politics has been a long-standing tradi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The military's intervention in Pakistan's politics has been a long-standing tradition, starting from the former army chief General Pervez Musharraf upto the current general Asim Munir. The Pakistan army has had an impact on the rise and fall of political leaders, parties and ultimately the e
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PLA close to achieve initial capability to invade Taiwan: USCC report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 18 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army (PLA) either has or is close to achieving an initial capability to invade Taiwan, one that remains under development but that China's leaders may employ at high risk--while deterring, delaying, or defeating US military interven
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Afghanistan: How America turned 'good war' into 'dumb war'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 19 (ANI): It should come as no surprise that the US military intervention in Afghanistan has not yielded a political resolution to a decades-long conflict or that it has failed to retain the support of the American public according to a policy expert.
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Pakistan up in arms over coups, political engineering and electoral manipu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 30 (ANI): A pro-democracy coalition organised in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan in October by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is gathering support amongst the masses.
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Dissidents blame military intervention in politics for Pak's multiple cris
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], October 13 (ANI): Terming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as a "military puppet", Pakistani dissidents have blamed the military-dominated hybrid system for country's multiple crises.
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Xi Jinping orders military intervention to combat coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 29 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered the military to intervene to control and prevent the outbreak of novel coronavirus that has killed 132 people and infected more than a thousand others in the East Asian country.
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US, Brazil, Colombia are planning military intervention in Venezuela, clai
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 16 (ANI): The United States, Brazil and Colombia are preparing for a military intervention into Venezuela, claimed Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Monday.
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Bolivia rejects Guaido's welcoming of US military intervention in Venezuel
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], Feb 10 (ANI): Bolivia has rejected self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido's welcoming of a US military intervention in Venezuela amid the ongoing political turmoil in the South American nation.
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