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At least 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
At least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that rocked the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban Interior Ministry spokesperson.
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Chinese Navy simulates attack on US Navy warships in South China Sea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Intense Chinese military activity in the South China Sea is hardly unusual, although it's interesting to note that, in this case, the exercise scenario apparently targeted US Navy vessels specifically.
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TTP forms 'new cabinet' in a challenge to Pakistan govt
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
TTP is allied with the Taliban, who seized power in neighbouring Afghanistan in August last year. The radical Islamic outfit has stepped up attacks since it announced the end of an Afghan Taliban-brokered ceasefire with the government in November.
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Explosion at Kabul military airport, casualties likely
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
An explosion was reported at the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Afghan news agency TOLOnews reported.
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Ballistic missile launched by North Korea Sunday covered 400 km: South Kor
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The latest launch comes as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to increase the production of nuclear warheads "exponentially" and build a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Never worry about India-China border as ITBP guards them and none can take
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that no one can occupy even an inch of India's land as he knows that the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel are guarding the borders there.
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China names its envoy to US Qin Gang as new foreign minister
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Qin, 56, is replacing Wang Yi, who is now a Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, the report added. On Thursday, the Chinese ambassador had warned Washington that it could face "military conflict" with Beijing over the future status of Taiwan.
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced by Myanmar court for 7 more years in prison, he
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The court found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption pertaining to buying, repair and rental of a helicopter for use during natural disasters and state affairs.
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Chinese fighter jet intercepts US military aircraft over South China Sea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A Chinese fighter jet performed an unsafe manoeuvre after it came as close as 20 feet within a US military aircraft over the South China sea, The Hill reported on Thursday citing the US Indo-Pacific Command.
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Jaishankar reiterates India's principled position on Cyprus issue in Nicos
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The current issue between Cyprus and Turkey is an ongoing dispute between Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north. According to a recent report by American broadcaster Voice of America (VOA), tensions between Greece and Turkey over the divided island of Cyprus appear to
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India, Cyprus sign agreement on defence and military cooperation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Cyprus counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides signed an MoU on Defence and Military Cooperation, in Nicosia on Thursday.
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US approves USD 180 million anti-tank weapon sale to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The State Department has made a determination to approve a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US of Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of USD 180 million.
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