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Lawmakers slam Pentagon officials over delay in shooting down Chinese balloon
WASHINGTON:Democratic and Republican US lawmakers sharply criticized the US military and the Biden administration on Thursday for failing to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon…
Chinese spy balloon: A new vehicle of global espionage?
NEW DELHI: The high-altitude Chinese balloon that crossed over the US last week is just part of a years-long surveillance program with Beijing deploying such…
Chinese spy balloon: A new vehicle of global espionage?
NEW DELHI: The high-altitude Chinese balloon that crossed over the US last week is just part of a years-long surveillance program with Beijing deploying such…
US wants to be India’s ‘premier partner’ in its extraordinary growth story: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The US wants to be not only India’s security partner of the first resort but also its “premier partner” in its extraordinary growth story,…
Pentagon: 4 previous instances of Chinese balloons flying over US territory, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON: There have been four previous instances of Chinese surveillance balloons flying over US territories, the Pentagon said here Wednesday as the military continued with…
Pentagon: China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US
WASHINGTON: Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down…
Pentagon: China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US
WASHINGTON: Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down…
China says US shooting down balloon ‘damaged’ relations
BEIJING: A US decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon that Beijing claimed had veered off course has “seriously impacted and damaged” relations between the…
Colombia says ‘object’ spotted overhead after US warning over Chinese balloon
BOGOTA: Colombia said an “object” had overflown its territory after Washington warned that a suspected Chinese spy balloon similar to the one shot down off…
China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky
WASHINGTON: What in the world was that thing?The massive white orb that drifted across US airspace this week and was shot down by the Air…