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Chinese embassy in Islamabad sends SOS to check response time of security
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 25 (ANI): An SOS call from the Chinese embassy in the Pakistani capital had the security establishment, including the police, paramilitary troops and the army along with emergency and rescue teams, rushing to the premises within minutes -- only to find to their chag
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Pak violates ceasefire in J-K's Mendhar Sector
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mendhar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Pakistani troops on Wednesday pounded Indian positions along with Line of Control in Mendhar Sector of Jammu and Kashmir with mortar and small arm fire, army sources said.
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China slashes ground troops by half, boosts strategic force
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing (China), Jan 22 (ANI): China has slashed the size of its Army by about 50 per cent and boosted other units like strategic support force responsible for cyber warfare, according to the country's official news agency Xinhua.
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Foreign ministers of US, Turkey discuss Syrian crisis
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the current situation in Syria in a telephone conversation amid repeated queries surrounding Washington's decision to withdraw its troops from the war-ravaged countr
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US has 'no plans' for Syria post troops withdrawal, says former envoy
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): The United States does not have any plans for Syria in the future once the troops are withdrawn from the region, Washington's former anti-Islamic State (ISIS) envoy Brett McGurk said.
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Syria will be like 'Iraq on steroids' if US troops withdraw: Senator Linds
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 19 (ANI): United States Senator Lindsey Graham on Saturday said he hoped that US will not withdraw from Syria until it formulates a proper plan, otherwise, it would lead to complete chaos in the Middle East, which will be then be similar to an 'Iraq on steroids'.
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France to remain 'military engaged' in Middle East: Macron
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 18 (ANI): Noting the recent attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Syria that claimed 16 lives, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that Paris would continue to remain "militarily engaged" in the Middle East region throughout the entire year.
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Pak troops violate ceasefire in J-K's Poonch sector
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Pakistan troops again on Thursday violated ceasefire in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian security forces are retaliating Pakistan army's ceasefire, police said.
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Syria blast: US soldier, 7 civilians killed, ISIS claims responsibility
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 16 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb blast that killed a US military personnel and seven civilians. The bomb blast took place near a hotel in the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Wednesday.
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Defence Minister reviews operational preparedness of Andaman and Nicobar C
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today reviewed the operational readiness of the Andaman and Nicobar Command in an exercise involving 10 warships, six aircraft and 700 troops including Navy and Army commandos.
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CPWD to build 44 roads, 96 integrated ITBP shelters along China border
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The government has asked the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to build 44 strategic roads in the five states along the China border with 96 hardened shelters for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troops there.
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Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey if Kurds are attacked
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) threatened to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacked the Kurds in the region.
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