China risks ‘Great Wall of self-isolation’: Pentagon Chief
AFP, Washington :China risks creating a “Great Wall of self-isolation” through its continued military expansion in the South China Sea and its hacks on US...
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US Senators push for enhanced military cooperation with India
PTI, Washington :A bipartisan group of four top US Senators have made a Congressional move pushing enhanced military and intelligence cooperation between the two nations,...
US, Russia to step up efforts for peace in Syria
Dawn.com, Washington :The United States and Russia announced a joint strategy on Friday to intensify their efforts for quelling unrest in Syria.“We have decided to...
Putin warns Romania and Poland over hosting US missile shield
AFP, Athens :Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned Romania and Poland they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rockets because they are...
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US offers olive branch to new Taliban leadershipDawn.com, , WashingtonThe United States offered an olive branch to the new Taliban leader when it asked him...
50,000 Iraqis trapped in Fallujah by assault on ISIL
Agencies, Fallujah :More than 50,000 people were trapped in Fallujah as an offensive to push the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group...
Russia announces ‘unprecedented’ military boost on disputed Kurils
AFP, Moscow :Russia’s defence ministry said Friday it was taking unprecedented measures to upgrade its military facilities on the far-eastern Kuril islands claimed by Japan.Colonel-General...
Russia announces ‘unprecedented’ military boost on disputed Kurils
AFP, Moscow :Russia’s defence ministry said Friday it was taking unprecedented measures to upgrade its military facilities on the far-eastern Kuril islands claimed by Japan.Colonel-General...
Memory of Hiroshima must never fade: US
AP, Hiroshima :Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global...
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IS captures territory from Syrian rebels Reuters, Beirut Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels in an area near the Turkish border on Friday...
China eyes turning South China Sea islands into Maldives-style resorts
Reuters, Beijing :China aims to turn some of the islands in the disputed South China Sea into Maldives-style resorts catering for weddings with new developments...
Haibatullah not on terrorist list, says US
Dawn.com, Washington :The US State Department has said that the new Taliban leader Mawlawi Haibatullah is not on its list of designated terrorists and urged...