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Israel shells Lebanon in response to rocket fire
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] May 18 (ANI): Israel fired shells towards Lebanon in response to rocket launches, as US President Joe Biden asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire after a week of violence that has killed more than 200 people in Gaza.
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Lack of transparency over military accidents haunts China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China] May 18 (ANI): The Chinese government is not disposed to transparency regarding its military accidents and experts belive that Military commissioner and former president Jiang Zemin acknowledged the tragic incident on May 2, 2003 of Ming class 361 in which all the 70 crew mem
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Biden 'expresses support for Gaza ceasefire' in call with Netanyahu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] May 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, expressed his support for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, the Palestinian military group in Gaza.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 17 (ANI): The United States on Monday imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's administrative body and high-ranking officials in the latest punitive move following the country's military coup on February 1.
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Japan's accusations of Chinese military cyberattacks causes stir in global
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 17 (ANI): After Japanese police chief Mitsuhiro Matsumoto officially identified China as responsible for a cyberattack on the country, its National Police Agency has been overwhelmed with inquiries from foreign governments and media organisations regarding the claim, causi
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PLA modernizes Xinjiang's military posture
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 17 (ANI): There is abundant evidence, from online social media releases of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and state-controlled media, that the Chinese military has intensified efforts to modernize ground units in the Xinjiang Military District.
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Myanmar UN envoy urges international community to cut Tatmadaw's finance f
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun has urged the international community to cut off financial flows to the country's military Tatmadaw.
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China lodges solemn representation to Japan after Tokyo mentions Taiwan in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has lodged a solemn representation to Japan after Tokyo mentioned Taiwan in its draft defense report for the first time, said a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Political prisoners in Myanmar subjected to inhumane treatment by military
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): A Japanese freelance journalist, who spent nearly four weeks in a Myanmar prison before returning to Japan on Friday, said that political prisoners imprisoned by the military are being subjected to inhumane conditions.
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Noted Myanmar anti-coup activist dies after being set ablaze by unidentifi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 16 (ANI): Amid human rights violations in military-ruled Myanmar, a noted Myanmarese poet, philanthropist and veteran politician died after he was set ablaze by an unidentified man. This is being seen as another act perpetrated by the junta's security forces in the c
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China conducts 'Taiwan invasion' military drills amid rise in tensions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): Amid rising tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea, China has released videos showing military drills that appeared to simulate a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
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Israeli Forces launch more attacks, causing power shutdown in Gaza City
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Power supply was cut off in Gaza City, the largest city in Palestine, as a result of Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip, a source told Sputnik.
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