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China may be looking at setting up a military base in Pakistan's Gwadar
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China may be looking at setting up a military base in Pakistan’s Gwadar

NEW DELHI: Beijing recently announced that it is looking to “expand into new fields of military cooperation” with Islamabad, raising global concerns that the People’s…

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Ukraine: US to provide Ukraine $1.2 billion in long-term security aid
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Ukraine: US to provide Ukraine $1.2 billion in long-term security aid

WASHINGTON: The US will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses as Russia continues to pound…

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Sudan: US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation
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Sudan: US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for…

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Taiwan: China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show
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Taiwan: China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show

WASHINGTON: China would probably gain air superiority very quickly in any attack on Taiwan, something Russia crucially failed to do in its invasion of Ukraine…

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Ukraine war: What do the alleged classified US documents contain and who leaked them?
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Ukraine war: What do the alleged classified US documents contain and who leaked them?

WASHINGTON: One of the largest leaks of alleged classified US military documents in a decade has sparked an official investigation by the Department of Defense…

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Ukraine: Ukraine debates ways to prevent military leaks after report of breach
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Ukraine: Ukraine debates ways to prevent military leaks after report of breach

KYIV: Ukraine’s president and top security brass discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information at a meeting on Friday, Kyiv said, after secret documents…

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Higher cancer rates in military pilots, ground crews: US study
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Higher cancer rates in military pilots, ground crews: US study

WASHINGTON: A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel,…

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Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but…

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Pentagon: Pentagon: Russia likely trying to recover US drone debris in Black Sea
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Pentagon: Pentagon: Russia likely trying to recover US drone debris in Black Sea

WASHINGTON: The United States has indications that Russia is likely trying to recover debris from the U.S. drone downed after a Russian intercept over the…

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Ukraine war: What's known — and not — about US drone and Russia jet crash
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Ukraine war: What’s known — and not — about US drone and Russia jet crash

LONDON: According to the US military, a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on an American MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Black Sea on Tuesday,…

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