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Chinese media doesn't hold the powerful accountable, rather ensures their
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Since its revolutionary days, China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) has viewed military and propaganda -- or "the barrel of the gun and the shaft of the pen" as described by former Chairman Mao Zedong -- as the two most important tools for its ascent to and hold o
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5 soldiers killed in terror attack in Balochistan: Pak Army
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Balochistan [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Five Pakistani soldiers were killed after terrorists targeted a patrolling party in the Sibi district of Balochistan, the military said on Friday.
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Taiwan 'needs to prepare' for possible military conflict with China, says
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Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said that China's escalating military intimidation of Taipei shows that the self-governed island 'needs to prepare' for a possible military conflict.
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China not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan in next 'one to two years'
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Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): China is not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan militarily within the next "one to two years," a US military top officer said, adding that it would be "extraordinarily complicated and costly" to seize an island as big as Taiwan and with its level of defense
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6 die in Philippine military's helicopter crash
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday said that one of its newly acquired S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopters crashed north of Manila on Wednesday night, killing six crew members.
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Japan lodges protest with Russia over naval drills on disputed Kuril Islan
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Tokyo [Japan], June 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow via diplomatic channels over Russia's military drills in the waters of the Sea of Japan off the Sakhalin Island and the Southern Kuril Islands that Tokyo considers part of its Northern Territories, Japanese Chief Ca
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China accuses US of sabotaging regional security as American warship sails
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Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): A United States warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait to demonstrate America's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, amid China's growing military presence in the South China Sea.
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Myanmar soccer player applies for refugee status in Japan after three-fing
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Osaka [Japan], June 23 (ANI): Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung applied for refugee status in Japan on Tuesday after he expressed fear for his life for making a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in his country during a recent World Cup qualifier near Tokyo,
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50 of Afghan's 370 districts fallen under Taliban control since May: UN en
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 23 (ANI): Fifty out of Afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen to Taliban terrorists since May, informed the United Nations' special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Tuesday, as the United States continues its military withdrawal from the country.
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Tigray Conflict clouds Ethiopia's 'historic' parliamentary election
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 22 (ANI): Amid a cascade of major crises in Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, which left millions unable to vote, Ethiopian voters went to polls on Monday in a national election that has been held as a long-awaited emergence into a multi-party demo
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EU, UK slap fresh sanctions on Myanmar individuals, entities related to mi
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Brussels [Belgium], June 22 (ANI): The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on Myanmar state-owned entities and individuals related to the February 1 coup and the subsequent violent repression of peaceful protesters.
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International Yoga Day celebrations at Secunderabad Military station
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Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], June 21 (ANI): Telangana and Andhra Sub Area (TASA) at Secunderabad Military Station celebrated International Day of Yoga on Monday.
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