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Ukraine fired over 400 drones towards Moscow ahead of NATO summit: mayor
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (288+ words) MOSCOW, July 7: Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Russia's capital Moscow, the city's mayor said on Tuesday, ahead of a crucial NATO summit in Turkey in which the war will likely dominate talks. The attacks underscore Kyiv's use of long-range…...
China says test fired missile in Pacific Ocean
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (466+ words) BEIJING, July 6: A Chinese submarine test fired a missile in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Beijing said, after nations in the region warned that China was planning to test an intercontinental ballistic missile. It was a rare show of Beijing's…...
UN chief welcomes ceasefire, exchange of prisoners between Ukraine, Russia
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (128+ words) UNITED NATIONS, May 10: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes a three-day ceasefire and a planned exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, his spokesperson said Saturday. "The Secretary-General reiterates his call for an immediate, full, unconditional and lasting ceasefire, as a…...
Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke
2+ mon, 8+ hour ago (528+ words) PAOAY, May 7: Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include US forces, angering China. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has accelerated Japan's shift towards a…...
Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spending
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (782+ words) TOKYO, May 45: Long-pacifist Japan has shed its self-imposed ban on lethal weaponry exports, gunning for a prominent place in the global defence trade -- a challenging feat that analysts say could take years to achieve. Under Japan's once-strict stance adopted following…...
Hosting massive military parade, China's Xi says world faces war or peace
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (336+ words) BEIJING, Sept 3: Chinese President Xi Jinping staged the country's biggest military parade on Tuesday, warning that humanity faced a stark choice between "peace or war," Reuters reported The event in Tiananmen Square, organized to commemorate 80 years since Japan's defeat in…...