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Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights to Russian cities after Kazakhstan crash
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday that it was suspending flights to seven Russian cities, Russian media reported, after one of its planes crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday during a flight to Grozny, in Russia's Chechnya.
Fighters from Myanmar civil war aggravate bitter ethnic conflict in India
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2024
» IMPHAL — Indian militant groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur state this year, Indian security officers said, inflaming the bitter 19-month ethnic conflict there with weapons and battle-hardened cadres.
Vietnam PM says arms expo is a message of peace
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» HANOI — Vietnam is seeking to expand its international defence cooperation to build trust and prevent wars, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Thursday at the opening of Vietnam's second international arms fair.
Taiwan reports surge of Chinese military aircraft, ships operating nearby
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2024
» TAIPEI — Taiwan's defence ministry reported a surge of Chinese military activity around the island on Tuesday, including 47 military aircraft, with Taiwan on high alert following the return of its president from a trip to the United States.
Two former Syrian intelligence officials face US war crimes charges
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2024
» WASHINGTON: A US indictment unsealed on Monday charged two former high-ranking Syrian officials under ousted President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases, says Russian state media
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2024
» Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases.
US, Japan, Philippine conduct maritime exercises in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2024
» MANILA — The armed forces of the Philippines, United States and Japan on Friday conducted a "maritime cooperative activity" within the Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, the US Indo-Pacific Command said.
Taiwanese leader in Hawaii after declaring Taiwan a force for global peace
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2024
» Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te began a US stopover in Hawaii on Saturday as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting global peace and stability.
US approves $385 million arms sale to Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2024
» WASHINGTON — The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated US$385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.
Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2024
» BEIRUT — The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting.