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Mexico tourist bus crash kills 18
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The cause of the accident late Saturday was not known, according to The Straits Times.
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Iran seizes US-bound oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The waters where the US-bound ship was seized, near the Strait of Hormuz, are a chokepoint for at least a third of the world's seaborne oil.
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Chinese combat drone encircles Taiwan for first time
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Between 6 a.m. on Thursday (April 27) and 6 a.m. on Friday (April 28), Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) monitored 38 Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels, and one military aircraft that was circumnavigating Taiwan for the first time, reported Taiwan news.
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"Telangana farmers in dire straits": BJP MP hits back at KCR over 'Ab Ki B
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Lashing out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for his 'Ab Ki Baar Kisan Sarkar' slogan, BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri on Thursday said the Bharat Rashtriya Samithi chief shouldn't be raising such slogans at a time when the state's farmers are in "dire straits".
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G7 opposes China's 'militarisation activities' in South China Sea
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The G-7 joint statement comes in the wake of French President Emmanual Macron's remarks during his recent visit to China where he said that Europe should not become a "follower" of either Beijing or Washington and avoid getting involved in any conflict between the two countries over Taiwa
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G7 warns "severe costs" against countries aiding Russian war in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The statement said, "There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia's attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure."
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US, China indulge in "transit diplomacy" over Taiwan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China and the United States are playing "transit diplomacy" over Taiwan.
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US warship sails through Taiwan Strait after China concludes its military
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement, US Navy 7th Fleet said, " The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 16 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law."<
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Taiwan tracks 91 Chinese aircraft, 12 naval ships
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the official release, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, "91 PLA aircraft and 12 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. 54 of the detected aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest and southeast ADIZ."
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China concludes 3-day live-fire drills near Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The three-day live-fire drills started by China in response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen's recent visit to the US concluded on Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Tensions escalate as China simulates 'strikes on targets in Taiwan'
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing performed "simulated coordinated precision strikes on important targets in Taiwan" on the second day of the drills, adding to the ongoing tense situation between Taiwan and China, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
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Thailand: 4 killed in shooting
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The attack started at about 5 pm (1100 GMT), in Khiri Rat Nikhom district in Surat Thani province -- roughly 600 km (370 miles) south of the capital Bangkok, reported New Straits Times.
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