Japan activates first marines since WW2 to bolster defenses against China
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan on Saturday activated its first marine unit since World War Two trained to counter invaders occupying Japanese islands along the edge of...
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India to procure 110 new fighter jets worth $15b
Reuters, New Delhi :India is seeking to buy around 110 fighter jets, the air force said in a request for information issued on Friday, marking...
2.7m Europeans affected by Facebook data scandal: EU
AFP, Brussels :Facebook has admitted it may have “improperly shared” the personal data of up to 2.7 million people in the European Union, the bloc...
Japan activates first marines since WW2 to bolster defenses against China
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan on Saturday activated its first marine unit since World War Two trained to counter invaders occupying Japanese islands along the edge of...
Air strikes return to Syria’s Ghouta killing 40 as talks sputter
AFP, Beirut :Air strikes killed 40 civilians in the last opposition-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Friday and the army launched a ground offensive...
Trump to host UAE Crown Prince, calls for Gulf unity
AFP, Washington :The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump would host the United Arab Emirates’ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, but...
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Lula expected to surrender on SaturdayReuters, BrazilLeftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spent the night holed up inside the headquarters of a steel-workers...
Air strikes return to Syria’s Ghouta killing 40 as talks sputter
AFP, Beirut :Air strikes killed 40 civilians in the last opposition-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Friday and the army launched a ground offensive...
India to procure 110 new fighter jets worth $15b
Reuters, New Delhi :India is seeking to buy around 110 fighter jets, the air force said in a request for information issued on Friday, marking...
Trump to host UAE Crown Prince, calls for Gulf unity
AFP, Washington :The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump would host the United Arab Emirates’ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, but...
2.7m Europeans affected by Facebook data scandal: EU
AFP, Brussels :Facebook has admitted it may have “improperly shared” the personal data of up to 2.7 million people in the European Union, the bloc...
China hopes North Korea leader`s summits with Trump, Moon will defuse tension
Reuters, Beijing :The Chinese government’s top diplomat hopes that planned summits between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the presidents of South Korea and...