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UK Foreign Office summons Chinese envoy over Taiwan tensions
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], August 10 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday summoned the Chinese Ambassador to explain his country's actions following Beijing's "aggressive behaviour" near Taiwan.
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China says exercises held near Taiwan have concluded
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): China on Wednesday announced that it has concluded its military drills after more than a week-long training near Taiwan, simulating an attack on the self-ruled island.
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Explosions hit Russian military airbase in annexed Crimea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10 (ANI): One person has been killed and several others wounded in an explosion at a military airbase in the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula.
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US announces USD 89 million for demining assistance in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced to provide the USD 89 million of the Fiscal Year 2022 funding to the Ukrainian government to address urgent humanitarian challenges, according to the statement released by the State Department.
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Biden signs ratification of US support for Finland, Sweden NATO bids
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), taking one step closer in response to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
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Chinese military preparing for worst-case scenarios
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): Justifying its large-scale military drills and airspace violations in the East and South China sea, China on Tuesday said that after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the country is now preparing itself for every possible scenario.
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Taiwan's defence forces start robust training to counter PLA threat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 9 (ANI): Amid rising Chinese aggression, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that the country is involved in robust training to respond to People's Liberation Army (PLA) which is continuing its military drills and demonstrating that it is a threat to the neighbouring regio
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Global lawmakers express concern over China's threats against Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians have expressed grave concern over Chinese military threats against Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei.
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Escalating evidence of crimes against humanity in Myanmar: UN investigator
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting women and children, according to evidence gathered to date by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (Mechanism) and outlin
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China used drills in military playbook to prepare for invasion: Taiwan for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 9 (ANI): Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Tuesday said China used the military drills to influence the international community's freedom of navigation in the waters and airspace of the Taiwan Strait and to prepare for an invasion.
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Four Pakistani army soldiers killed in convoy attack in North Waziristan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Four Pakistani army soldiers were killed in a suicide blast at a military convoy in the Mir Ali area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, the military's media affairs wing said on Tuesday.
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Chinese Embassy in France slams Minister over remarks on Taiwan issue
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): Chinese Embassy in France, in regard to a statement by Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna over Beijing's large-scale military drills, said that France must discern right from wrong, instead of reversing black and white and poin
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