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Pak opposition objects deployment of army at polling stations in KP's loca
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): Pakistan opposition party Jamaat-i-Islami has expressed reservations about the deployment of the army troops to guard polling stations for the next phase of local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and said the Election Commission of Pakist
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US says it stands with Ukraine amid tensions with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The US State Department has said that it stands with Ukraine amid the tensions with Moscow as Russia has deployed heavy security personnel along its border with Kiev.
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Troops displayed boldness in standing up to "aggressive designs" posed alo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 22 (ANI): General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, northern command, Lieutenant General YK Joshi on Saturday lauded the armed forces of the country and said that the troops displayed boldness in standing up to "aggressive designs" posed along the
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UK dispatches 30 elite troops to Ukraine amid escalation fears
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has sent a group of around 30 elite troops to Ukraine to train the country's armed forces on anti-tank weapons transferred to Kiev by London amid concerns about the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Sky News reported.
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BSF detects drone in Amritsar sector of Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 19 (ANI): Border Security Force troops on Tuesday detected a drone at a distance of approximately 200 metres from the international border and 50 metres from BS Fence in the AOR of 71 Bn BSF, Amritsar Sector.
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US must abandon plans to supply arms to Ukraine: Russian Embassy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States should reaffirm its interest in the diplomatic resolution of tensions around Ukraine by refusing to supply weapons to Kiev, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement.
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Russian Foreign Ministry says embassy in Kiev working as usual
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in Kiev is working as usual, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
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Taliban deploys more than 2,500 troops to Sar-e-Pul to provide security
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): Amid rising threats from the Islamic State (ISIS), the Taliban deployed more than 2,500 troops to the northern province of Sar-e-Pul to provide security on Monday.
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Russia keeping troops near Ukraine border because of tension
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik):Russia will keep its troops near the border with Ukraine as long as NATO presence continues contributing to tensions in the region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN.
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BSF rescues 140 parrots from clutches of smugglers on India-Bangladesh bor
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has rescued 140 green parrots from clutches of smugglers and foiled wildlife smuggling along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
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NATO to not compromise on alliance's expansion, deployment of troops in Ea
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO will not compromise on the expansion of the alliance and the deployment of its forces in the east, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
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Russian Peacekeepers from CSTO begin emergency prevention drills near Kaza
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan's], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian peacekeeping troops, part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) mission to protest-hit Kazakhstan, began emergency prevention exercises at an airfield near Almaty on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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