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'Minor damage' to UK-owned vessel after Houthis fire missiles in Red Sea: US
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‘Minor damage’ to UK-owned vessel after Houthis fire missiles in Red Sea: US

WASHINGTON: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi fighters fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, which…

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Syria IS Militant: American drones, harassed by Russia jets, strike dead IS militant in Syria | World News
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Syria IS Militant: American drones, harassed by Russia jets, strike dead IS militant in Syria | World News

WASHINGTON: A US drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military…

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Syria: In Syria, Russian jets harass US drone craft for 2nd time in 24 hrs
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Syria: In Syria, Russian jets harass US drone craft for 2nd time in 24 hrs

WASHINGTON: Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to several US drone aircraft over Syria again Thursday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to…

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Cuba: Cuba to host secret spy base for China focusing on the US, says report
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Cuba: Cuba to host secret spy base for China focusing on the US, says report

WASHINTON: China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to place an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Florida,…

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US military downs Iranian-made drone in Syria
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US military downs Iranian-made drone in Syria

BEIRUT: US forces shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria, the U.S. military said Wednesday.The incident comes…

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